Permit Number: VA0067423
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 Tangier, Virginia.
Public Comment Period: 30 days from the first date of this public notice - January 31 - March 3, 2025
Applicant: Town of Tangier, 4301 Joshua Lane, Tangier, VA 23440
Facility: Town of Tangier Wastewater Treatment Plant, 16140 West Ridge Road, Tangier, VA 23440
Project Description: The Town of Tangier has applied to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the reissuance of a permit for treated domestic wastewater discharges from the town’s residences and businesses. The applicant proposes to discharge at a rate of 0.10 million gallons per day to the Chesapeake Bay in Accomack County in the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Small Coastal basin 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 – bacteria, nutrients, organic matter, physical and chemical properties, solids, inorganics, and flow. Sludge produced will be hauled by a contractor to the Princess Anne WWTP in Princess Anne, MD for further treatment and disposal.
DEQ Contact:
Kyle W. Strickland, Tidewater Regional Office
Phone: (757) 705-9761
Email: 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.
