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Opportunities to participate in public meetings and to provide public comment are listed below. DEQ is required to notify landowners residing adjacent to any proposed new land application sites about proposed permit actions. Adjacent landowners are given a 30-day comment period in which they may provide written comments on the proposed permit actions below 33 days from the day the postcard is postmarked.
Summary: Synagro Central, LLC has submitted an application for the modification of their existing Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit No. VPA00831 to include 25,759.3 acres of agricultural and silvicultural land at 15 sites, of which 6,337.1 acres is new land application area. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant (WTP) residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Essex County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health, in accordance with the VPA Permit Regulation, 9VAC25-32.
Public Comment Period: April 16 - June 4, 2025
A DEQ permitting decision is pending. DEQ is currently considering the information provided during the comment periods and the public hearings.
The Summary of Comments Public Hearing was held on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department located at 620 Airport Road, Tappahannock, VA 22560. Public notice of this public hearing was posted to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and sent to all individuals who previously commented, either in person at the draft permit public hearing or in writing during the public comment periods. No new information was accepted at the hearing. Only responses to the Department’s Summary of Comments were accepted. Only individuals who previously commented, either at the public hearing or in writing during the applicable public comment periods, provided responses at the hearing.
DEQ determined that the regulatory criteria to hold a public hearing was met after the draft permit comment period, and a public hearing was held on May 19, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department located at 620 Airport Road, Tappahannock, VA 22560. An informational briefing was held before the public hearing at the Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department in Tappahannock on May 19, 2025 at 6:00 pm. Public notice of this public hearing was published in the Rappahannock Times on April 16, 2025. This notice established a 45-day public comment period in which the public was invited to submit written comments the proposed permit modification to the DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office or to the DEQ Contact below by June 4, 2025.
Public notice of this proposed permit action was published in the Rappahannock Times on Jan. 8, 2025. This notice established a 30-day public comment period in which the public was invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on the proposed permit modification to the DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office or to the DEQ Contact below by Feb. 7, 2025.
A public meeting was held on Oct. 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. that provided information regarding a request to modify a biosolids land application permit in Essex County, VA at the Essex County School Board Office - Board Room, located at 109 Cross St, Tappahannock, VA 22560.
DEQ Contact: Mattie Jenkins, Environmental Specialist, DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Synagro Central, LLC
1681 Tappahannock Blvd,
Tappahannock, VA 22560
VPA00831
Permit Documents
Application | Field Listing | General Location Map | Summary of Comments
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
EX 10 | EX 17 | EX 29 | EX 42 | EX 50 | EX 65 | EX 74 | EX 87 | EX 88 | EX 89 | EX 90 | EX 91 | EX 92 | EX 93 | EX 94
Summary: Synagro Central, LLC. has submitted an application for the reissuance of an existing Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit No. VPA00075 to include 2,564.9 acres of agricultural and silvicultural land at 8 sites, of which 200.7 acres is new land application area. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant (WTP) residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Orange County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health, in accordance with the VPA Permit Regulation, 9VAC25-32.
Public Comment Period: Sept. 18 - Nov. 7, 2025
DEQ determined that the regulatory criteria to hold a public hearing was met after the draft permit comment period, and a public hearing has been scheduled for October 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room located at 11282 Government Center Drive, Orange, Virginia 22960. An informational briefing will be held before the public hearing at the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in Orange on October 23, 2025 at 6:00 pm. Public notice of this public hearing is being published in the Orange County Review on September 18, 2025. This notice will establish a 45-day public comment period in which the public is invited to submit written comments the proposed permit reissuance to the DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office or to the DEQ Contact below by November 7, 2025.
Public notice of this proposed permit action was published in the Orange County Review on July 3, 2025. This notice established a 30-day public comment period in which the public was invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on the proposed permit reissuance to the DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office or to the DEQ Contact below by Aug. 4, 2025.
DEQ Contact: Stephanie Bowman, Environmental Specialist, DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Synagro Central, LLC
1681 Tappahannock Blvd,
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Permit No: VPA0075
Permit Documents
Application | Field Listing | General Location Map
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. For permit reissuances, DEQ notifies landowners adjacent to new land application area if the land is not part of an existing site. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
- W.D. Harris
- Thomas E Graves
- Joe Funkhouser
- Carey Amberger
- Harry Shepherd
- Bob Chambers
- Glenburnie Farm LLC
- Alex Miller
Summary: Synagro Central, LLC. has submitted an application for the reissuance of an existing Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit No. VPA00825 to include 6,526.3 acres of agricultural and silvicultural land at 9 sites, of which 4,313.6 acres is new land application area. This permit was formerly issued to Nutri-Blend, Inc., a company recently purchased by Synagro Central, LLC. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant (WTP) residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Dinwiddie County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health, in accordance with the VPA Permit Regulation, 9VAC25-32.
Public Comment Period: Jan 21, - Feb. 20, 2026
Public notice of this proposed permit action is being published in the Sussex-Surry Dispatch on Jan. 21, 2026. This notice will establish a 30-day public comment period in which the public is invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on the proposed permit reissuance to the DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office or to the DEQ Contact below by Feb. 20, 2026.
HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING:
DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by hand delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. 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 permit number, name and postal address or email address of the commenter/requester. A request for a public hearing must also include 1) Name and permit number for which the hearing is requested. 2) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 3) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 4) 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.
A public meeting was held on Oct. 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM. that provided information regarding a request to reissue a biosolids land application permit in Dinwiddie County, VA at the Robert & Betty Ragsdale Community Center - Ragsdale Building Supply Ballroom, located at 20916 Old School Road, McKenny, VA 23872.
DEQ Contact: Mattie Jenkins, Environmental Specialist, DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Synagro Central, LLC
1681 Tappahannock Blvd,
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Permit No: VPA00825
Permit Documents
Application | Field Listing | General Location Map
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. For permit reissuances, DEQ notifies landowners adjacent to new land application area if the land is not part of an existing site. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
- Avery
- Bethea Rev 10/09/2025
- Bethea-Mayes
- Blackstone Timber
- Calhoun
- Dinwiddie Correctional
- Jones
- Waldrop
- Williams Rev 10/15/2025
Summary: Tyson Farms Incorporated has applied for the reissuance of an existing permit that would authorize the use of industrial residuals as fertilizer on 3,681.8 acres of agricultural land in Accomack and Northampton counties. The permit will limit the application of nutrients, metals, pathogens, and salts contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health. The reissuance of the permit involves amending the sites receiving material for land application
Public Comment Period: Sept. 20 - Oct. 20, 2025
DEQ is currently in the process of reviewing comments received during the comment period. A formal decision on holding a public hearing is pending review by DEQ.
Public notice of this proposed permit action was published in the Eastern Shore Post on Sept. 19, 2025. This notice established a 30-day public comment period in which the public was invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on the proposed permit reissuance to the DEQ - Central Office or to the DEQ Contact below by Oct. 20, 2025.
DEQ Contact: Brad Morrison, Environmental Specialist, DEQ - Central Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Tyson Farms, Inc.
P.O. Box 8
Temperanceville, VA 23442
Permit No: VPA01035
Application
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. For permit reissuances, DEQ notifies landowners adjacent to new land application area if the land is not part of an existing site. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
Brian Satterwhite | Dublin Farms/Hickman Pt1 | Dublin Farms/Hickman Pt2 | Dublin Farms/Hickman Pt3 | Dublin Farms/Hickman Pt4 | Dublin Farms/Hickman Pt5 | Glenn Neal | Haynie Farm | Hutchinson Farms Pt1 | Hutchinson Farms Pt2 | Johnny Kirkpatrick Pt1 | Johnny Kirkpatrick Pt2 | Johnny Kirkpatrick Pt3 | Rawlings Scott | Tommy Davis Pt1 | Tommy Davis Pt2 | Tommy Davis Pt3 | Tommy Davis Pt 4 | Tyler Charnock | Wayne Revell Pt1 | Wayne Revell Pt2 | William Smith
Summary: Nutri-Blend, Inc. - has submitted an application for the reissuance of an existing Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit No. VPA03006 to include 11,070.7 acres of agricultural and silvicultural land at 37 sites, of which 2,633.06 acres is new land application area. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant (WTP) residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Cumberland County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health, in accordance with the VPA Permit Regulation, 9VAC25-32.
*Note: Synagro Central LLC acquired Nutri-Blend, Inc. on October 31, 2025 and is now the permit holder for VPA03006. Synagro Central LLC is responsible for implementing the conditions included in the permit.
Public Comment Period: Oct. 8 - Nov. 10, 2025
After the close of the comment period, DEQ determined that the regulatory criteria to hold a public hearing was not met, and a public hearing was not held. The reissued permit was signed on Dec. 11, 2025 and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Please contact the DEQ contact listed below to review the Final Permit and Fact Sheet.
Public notice of this proposed permit action was published in the Farmville Herald on Oct. 8, 2025. This notice established a 30-day public comment period in which the public was invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on the proposed permit reissuance to the DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office or to the DEQ Contact below by Nov. 10, 2025.
DEQ Contact: Mattie Jenkins, Environmental Specialist, DEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Synagro Central, LLC
1681 Tappahannock Blvd,
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Permit No: VPA03006
Permit Documents
Application | Field Listing | General Location Map
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. For permit reissuances, DEQ notifies landowners adjacent to new land application area if the land is not part of an existing site. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
Allan Blakely | American Property | Barry Gordon | Beery Farms | Charles Stimpson | Claude Meinhard | Ester Bradbury | Forkland Farms | Forkland Farms T-234 | Forkland Farms T-470 | Frank Large | Guy Hazlegrove | Harold Collins | High Bridge | Hubert Allen | Jack Ingle | Jason Winall | Jay Stewart | Jean Hazlegrove | Jeffrey Perkins | John Lester | Johnny Asal | Joshua Fleenor | Julian Metts | Lawrence Varner | Lee Amos | Leo Henderson | Nellie Cox | P L Duncan | Richard Norman | Robert Agee | Robert Gills | Robert Hazlegrove | Robert Scott | Thomas Stanley | William Osl | Woodfin Ligon | Woodville | Yuckaho South
Summary: Synagro, Central, LLC has submitted an application for the reissuance of an existing Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit No. VPA00830 to include 2,456.2 acres of agricultural and silvicultural land at 6 sites, of which 1,946.0 acres is new land application area. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant (WTP) residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Prince George County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health, in accordance with the VPA Permit Regulation, 9VAC25-32.
A public meeting was held on Nov. 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. that provided information regarding a request to reissue a biosolids land application permit in Prince George County, VA at the Disputanta Community Building Supply Ballroom located at 10010 B County Drive, Disputanta, VA 23842.
DEQ Contact: John Thompson, Biosolids Permit Supervisor, DEQ - Northern Regional Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Synagro Central, LLC
1681 Tappahannock Blvd,
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Permit No: VPA00830
Permit Documents
Application | Field Listing | General Location Map
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. For permit reissuances, DEQ notifies landowners adjacent to new land application area if the land is not part of an existing site. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
Summary: Synagro Central, LLC. has submitted an application for the reissuance of an existing Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit No. VPA03012 to include 6,358.7 acres of agricultural and silvicultural land at 23 sites, of which 2,332.4 acres is new land application area. This permit was formerly issued to Nutri-Blend, Inc., a company recently purchased by Synagro Central, LLC. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant (WTP) residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Prince Edward County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health, in accordance with the VPA Permit Regulation, 9VAC25-32.
Public Comment Period: Jan. 21 - Feb. 20, 2026
Public notice of this proposed permit action is being published in the Farmville Herald on Jan. 21, 2026. This notice will establish a 30-day public comment period in which the public is invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on the proposed permit reissuance to the DEQ - Central Office or to the DEQ Contact below by Feb. 20, 2026.
HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING:
DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by hand delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. 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 permit number, name and postal address or email address of the commenter/requester. A request for a public hearing must also include 1) Name and permit number for which the hearing is requested. 2) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 3) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 4) 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.
DEQ Contact: Sara Kothmann, Environmental Specialist, DEQ - Central Office
Applicant Name and Permit Number:
Synagro Central, LLC
1681 Tappahannock Blvd,
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Permit No: VPA03012
Permit Documents
Application | Field Listing | General Location Map
Maps for the proposed land application sites are provided below. For permit reissuances, DEQ notifies landowners adjacent to new land application area if the land is not part of an existing site. If you are an adjacent landowner who received a notification postcard from DEQ, you may identify the site(s) that DEQ believes may be adjacent to your property by referring to the Site Book Identification (SBI) printed below your name on the front of the postcard.
Benhoff | Bower | Capezza | CCW Texas | Fallen | Farley | Fleenor | Gibbs | Gilliam | Glenn | Hammock | Hines | Hochstetler | Irving | Lewis | Pembleton | Routt | Shorter | Sunnyside | Thackston | Whirley | Wright | Young
How to submit comments:
DEQ accepts comments by hand-delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. All comments must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the specified comment period. Submittals must include the permit number, and the name and postal address or email address of the commenter.