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DEQ outlines controversial permits: PFAS concerns at Synagro sites, Lake Anna data-center discharge draws local opposition
Summary
DEQ briefed the board on several controversial permit actions, including land-application permit modifications for Synagro (PFAS concerns), a golf-course water-withdrawal application, Arlington plant reissuance (PFAS), a small municipal facility reissuance with alleged noncompliance, and the Lake Anna data‑center draft permit for non-contact cooling-water discharge.
DEQ staff provided an overview of multiple controversial permit actions the agency is managing and outlined next steps and hearing timelines.
Synagro (Essex County and Orange County): DEQ described a modification application for Synagro’s Essex County land-application permit that would add about 6,300 acres, bringing the total authorized acreage to nearly 26,000 acres; DEQ received many public comments and granted hearings. Commenters’ recurring concern was PFAS in biosolids and potential transport to soils, crops and water. DEQ said…
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