Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams offers assistance with stormwater discharge compliance. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requires industrial facilities to conform with VPDES regulations governing industrial stormwater discharges. DEQ conducts random site visits to ensure that industrial facilities are complying with their site specific Industrial Stormwater General Permits. Non-compliance can result in the following actions:
- Notice of Violation (NOV) and/or Warning Letter (WL)
- A record of the NOV and/or the WL letter is placed in a facility’s file which can result in increased scrutiny by the DEQ
- Order of Consent
- List of violations that must be corrected via a legally binding agreement with DEQ by a specified date
- Fines up to $32,500/day