Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0020303

CREWE WWTP, Crewe, VA: NPDES VA0020303 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CREWE WWTP, held by Crewe Town of, holds NPDES permit VA0020303, which discharges to Deep Creek-Little Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 23, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.

CREWE WWTP, Crewe, Virginia: Individual permit VA0020303, held by Crewe Town of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 23, 2019, term to September 30, 2024, by VA DEQ; discharges to Deep Creek-Little Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 206% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 1990, largest 17% over the limit.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

January 8, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
December 17, 2025: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
September 30, 2024: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
September 30, 2024: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
May 14, 2024: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
January 9, 2024: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
August 20, 2021: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
December 5, 2020: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
December 5, 2020: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
February 7, 2020: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
February 6, 2020: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
January 23, 2017: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 247 were issued before VA0020303. Crewe Town of holds 2 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Crewe Town of

CREWE WTP, Nottoway: VAG640010, issued June 19, 2018

Coverages issued nearest VA0020303

September 1, 2019: GRETNA TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Gretna, VA0063843, held by Gretna Town
September 4, 2019: DICKENSON COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY STP 1, Dante, VA0082589, held by Dickenson County PSA
September 4, 2019: BUCHANAN CNTY PSA - DESKINS STP, Vansant, VA0090239, held by Buchanan County PSA
September 4, 2019: FOSTER FALLS WWTP, Foster Falls, VA0092509, held by Dept of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond
September 16, 2019: NORTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY WWTF, Pocahontas, VA0091588, held by Northern Tazewell County WWTF
September 24, 2019: AQUIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Stafford, VA0060968, held by Stafford County Board of Supervisors
September 25, 2019: BUCHANAN CNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - TWIN VALLEY H S STP, Pilgrims Knob, VA0068438, held by Buchanan Co Public Schools
September 30, 2019: PEPPERS FERRY REGIONAL WASTEWA, Pulaski, VA0062685, held by Peppers Ferry Regional Wastewa
October 9, 2019: BROADWAY REGIONAL WWTF, Timberville, VA0090263, held by Broadway Town
October 10, 2019: DINWIDDIE COURTHOUSE STP, Dinwiddie, VA0081779, held by Dinwiddie County Water Authority

CREWE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Little Creek-Deep Creek subwatershed (HUC 020802070701), VA0020303 among them. Its county holds 9, 1 of them major permits; VA0020303 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Little Creek-Deep Creek subwatershed (HUC 020802070701)

CREWE WWTP, Crewe: VAN040100, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
MOUNTCASEL ROSS RESIDENCE, Crewe: VAG404364, minor permit, discharging to Deep Creek-Little Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	CREWE WWTP
Permittee as filed	Crewe Town of
NPDES ID	VA0020303
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 23, 2019
Expiration date	September 30, 2024
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Crewe, VA 23930
Receiving water	Deep Creek-Little Creek
Subwatershed	Little Creek-Deep Creek (HUC 020802070701)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
3With a violation of any kind
2With an effluent exceedance

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measure	Limits	Violations, any kind	Effluent exceedances	Latest exceedance	Largest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	4	2	2	January 31, 2025	206% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	1	1	May 31, 1990	17% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable	2	2	0
Solids, total suspended	4	0	0
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	0	0
Chlorine, total residual	3	0	0
pH	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0
Phosphorus, Total As P	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

12Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 8, 2026	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
December 17, 2025	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
September 30, 2024	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
September 30, 2024	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
May 14, 2024	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
January 9, 2024	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
August 20, 2021	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
December 5, 2020	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
December 5, 2020	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
February 7, 2020	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
February 6, 2020	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
January 23, 2017	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0020303.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VA0020303.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0020303 for CREWE WWTP in Crewe, VA, held by Crewe Town of, which discharges to Deep Creek-Little Creek. The listed figures are a permit status of administratively continued, a discharger class of Minor, 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.