Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0020320
COWFORD RD WWTP, Halifax, VA: NPDES VA0020320 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COWFORD RD WWTP, held by Cowford Rd WWTP, holds NPDES permit VA0020320, which discharges to Banister River. EPA’s file records it issued January 28, 2008 and expiring March 22, 2013. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | COWFORD RD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cowford Rd WWTP |
| NPDES ID | VA0020320 |
| 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 | January 28, 2008 |
| Expiration date | March 22, 2013 |
| Address | Halifax, VA 24558 |
| Receiving water | BANISTER RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Winn Creek-Banister River (HUC 030101050403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 22 | 22 | October 31, 2019 | 116% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 11 | 11 | November 30, 2018 | 116% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 7 | 7 | November 30, 2019 | 75% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2018 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | 21% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2018 | 67% over the limit |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 14, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 13, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| November 24, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| September 17, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 4, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| May 23, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 23, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.