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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 - VDOC Southampton Correctional Center - VA006249

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Permit Number: VA006249

Notice Purpose: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality that will allow the release of treated wastewater into a water body in Capron, Virginia.

Public Comment Period: Sept. 11 - Oct. 11, 2024

Applicant: Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC), 14545 Old Belfield Road, Capron, VA 23829

Facility: VDOC Southampton Correctional Center, 14545 Old Belfield Road, Capron, VA 23829

Project Description: VDOC – Southampton Correctional Center has applied to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the reissuance of their permit for treated domestic wastewater discharges from the operation of a correctional center.  The applicant proposes to discharge at a rate of 0.544 million gallons per day into Three Creek to the Nottoway River in Southampton Co. in the Chowan and Dismal Swamp 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 – physical and chemical properties, nutrients, metals, solids, bacteria, organics, inorganics and total residual chlorine. After processing (aerobic digesters) sludge from the treatment process will be dewatered and transported off site for treatment and blending by McGill Environmental Systems at their facility in Waverly, VA for composting/disposal.

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 Tidewater Regional Office by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above.

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