Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality accepts Tier II filings by email, with no state filing fee at all -- but the penalties for not filing are steep enough that the absence of a fee shouldn't read as the absence of stakes.
Virginia DEQ's SARA Title III Program handles Tier II reporting for the state. Build your report in Tier2 Submit, export it as a .t2s file, and email it to va-epcra@deq.virginia.gov along with a signed certification letter -- both pieces are required together, not the file on its own.
Standard federal thresholds -- 10,000 pounds for hazardous chemicals, 500 pounds or the TPQ for extremely hazardous substances.40 CFR 370.10 The deadline is March 1st every year, and Virginia's own guidance notes plainly that EPA doesn't grant extensions to it.
Virginia doesn't charge a Tier II filing fee at the state level -- a genuine plus compared to most states on this list. But that's not the same as low stakes. DEQ's own guidance lists civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation per day, mirroring the federal maximum, and criminal penalties up to $50,000 and five years for willful violations. DEQ can also put holds on a facility's other environmental permits until Tier II reporting catches up, and can pursue court orders compelling a delinquent facility to file.
If your facility submits a paper copy instead of electronically, the same certification letter requirement applies -- Virginia treats email and manual submission as equivalent in terms of what has to accompany the filing, just not in terms of which is preferred.
HazRecord keeps your chemical inventory and threshold tracking current throughout the year, and generates both the .t2s export and the supporting documentation Virginia's certification requirement expects, so nothing about the March 1st deadline depends on assembling records from scratch.
This guide is for general informational purposes only. It is not legal advice. Facilities remain responsible for verifying and submitting required reports to the appropriate federal, state, tribal, and local agencies.
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