Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0021261
RUTHVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER WWTP, Charles City, VA: NPDES VA0021261 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RUTHVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER WWTP, held by Charles City County of, holds NPDES permit VA0021261, which discharges to Queens Creek-Courthouse Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 23, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | RUTHVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Charles City County of |
| NPDES ID | VA0021261 |
| 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 | October 23, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Charles City, VA 23030 |
| Receiving water | Queens Creek-Courthouse Creek |
| Subwatershed | Courthouse Creek-Queens Creek (HUC 020802060204) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 94 | 74 | June 30, 2026 | 522% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 25 | 11 | May 31, 2026 | 327% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 10 | May 31, 2026 | 2,631% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 8 | June 30, 2026 | 96% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2021 | 1,049% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2023 | 2,859% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2022 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 13 | 1 | August 31, 2021 | 2% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0021261.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, VA0021261.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID VA0021261 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Charles City
- Every permit record in Charles City, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Virginia
- Every permit record in Virginia, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.