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Opportunities for public comment for VPDES Permits, issued under the authority of the State Water Control Board, are listed below in chronological order. DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing on the draft permit by hand-delivery, e-mail, or postal mail.

How to comment and/or request a public hearing:

All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. DEQ must receive hand-delivery and postal mail by close of business and email comments by 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by the commenter/requester.

A request for public hearing must also include:

  1. The reason why a public hearing is requested.
  2. A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requestor, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit.
  3. Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. 

A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit.

Helpful Terms

  • Watershed: A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams.

Current VPDES Public Notices:

Public Notice - VPDES - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel - VA0093009

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Permit Number: VA0093009

Notice Purpose: To seek public comment on a proposed permit from the Department of Environmental Quality that will allow the release of treated wastewater from a regulated industrial activity into a waterway in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Public Comment Period: Sept. 25 – Oct. 25, 2024

Applicant: Dragados USA, Inc. (dba) Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture; 2377 Ferry Road, Virginia Beach, VA 234552377 Ferry Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Facility: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel – Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Portal Island 1, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Project Description: Dragados USA, Inc. (dba) Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture has applied for the reissuance of a permit for the discharge of treated industrial wastewater, entrained stormwater, and non-contact equipment cooling wastewater.  The discharge has a design flow of 0.72 million gallons per day (MGD).  The facility proposes to release the treated industrial wastewater into the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach in the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Small Coastal watershed. A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams. The permit will limit the following pollutants to amounts that protect water quality: nutrients, physical and chemical properties, solids, thermal, metals, inorganics, flow, and toxicity. Generated sludge from the treatment process is disposed of off-site to a controlled landfill.

DEQ Contact:
Kyle W. Strickland, Tidewater Regional Office
Phone: (757) 705-9761
E-mail: kyle.strickland@deq.virginia.gov

The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named above by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above.

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