{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-32-210","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-32-210","heading":"Causes for termination","body":"A. The following are causes for terminating a VPA permit during its term, or for denying a VPA permit renewal application, after public notice and opportunity for a public hearing:\n\n1. The permittee has violated any regulation of the board or order of the department, any condition of a VPA permit, any provision of the law, or any order of a court, where such violation results in a release of harmful substances into the environment or poses a substantial threat of release of harmful substances into the environment or presents a hazard to human health or the violation is representative of a pattern of serious or repeated violations which, in the opinion of the department, demonstrates the permittee's disregard for or inability to comply with applicable laws, regulations or requirements;\n\n2. The permittee's failure to disclose fully all relevant material facts, or the permittee's misrepresentation of any relevant material facts in applying for a VPA permit, or in any other report or document required under the law or this chapter;\n\n3. A determination that the permitted activity endangers human health or the environment and can only be regulated to acceptable levels by VPA permit modification or termination; or\n\n4. There exists a material change in the basis on which the VPA permit was issued that requires either a temporary or a permanent reduction or elimination of any pollutant management activity controlled by the VPA permit necessary to protect human health or the environment.\n\nB. In addition to causes for terminating a VPA permit specified in subsection A of this section, causes for terminating a VPA permit issued for land application, marketing and distribution of biosolids shall include:\n\n1. Failure to comply with the conditions of the permit.\n\n2. Violation of Chapter 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia or of any provisions of this regulation.\n\n3. Change in ownership.\n\n4. Abandonment of the facilities.\n\nC. A VPA permit may be terminated without public notice and opportunity for a hearing when the termination is mutually agreed to by the permittee and the department.","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 32. Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit Regulation","Part V. Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, and Termination"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter32/section210/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:07Z","sha256":"c43194338ee7f771d07a4860bc3e5f0748179c8cb5a63d7d46ac28b20eec500f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-32-200","next":"us-va/9vac25-32-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}