Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0021385
ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Orange, VA: NPDES VA0021385 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, held by Orange Town Sewage Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit VA0021385, which discharges to Rapidan River/Blue Run/Beautiful Run. EPA’s file records it issued August 26, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021.
ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Orange, Virginia: Individual permit VA0021385, held by Orange Town Sewage Treatment Plant; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 26, 2016, term to August 31, 2021, by STATE; discharges to Rapidan River/Blue Run/Beautiful Run; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 1995, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 1995, largest 1% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2026, largest 7% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 1994.
- Nitrogen, Total As N: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2011, largest 12% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 1995, largest 2% over the limit.
- 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.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 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.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 49 were issued before VA0021385. Orange Town Sewage Treatment Plant holds 2 permits in Virginia.
Other permits held by Orange Town Sewage Treatment Plant
- ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Orange: VAN020025, issued January 1, 2017
Coverages issued nearest VA0021385
- June 28, 2016: CULPEPER COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK STP, Culpeper, VA0068586, held by Culpeper County Industrial Airpark STP
- July 7, 2016: STONY CREEK WWTP, Stony Creek, VA0062669, held by Stony Creek WWTP
- July 11, 2016: WARRENTON TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Warrenton, VA0021172, held by Warrenton Town Sewage Treatment Plant
- July 28, 2016: HOPEWELL WATER RENEWAL, Hopewell, VA0066630, held by Hopewell City
- August 15, 2016: REEDVILLE WWTP, Reedville, VA0060712, held by Reedville WWTP
- August 31, 2016: HAMILTON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Hamilton, VA0020974, held by Hamilton Sewage Treatment Plant
- September 26, 2016: MIDDLETOWN STP, Middletown, VA0020982, held by Middletown STP
- September 26, 2016: STANLEY STP, Stanley, VA0064394, held by Stanley STP
- September 29, 2016: MOUNT SIDNEY WWTP, Mount Sidney, VA0022322, held by Mt Sidney WWTP
- October 25, 2016: KILMARNOCK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Kilmarnock, VA0020788, held by Kilmarnock Wastewater Treatment Plant
ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Poplar Run-Rapidan River subwatershed (HUC 020801030804), VA0021385 among them. Its county holds 22, 2 of them major permits; VA0021385 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Poplar Run-Rapidan River subwatershed (HUC 020801030804)
- AMERICAN WOODMARK - ORANGE DIMENSION PLANT, Orange: VAR051040, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River-Poplar Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
- HORNE-SAKELAKOS JULANNE RESIDENCE, Orange: VAG406450, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River-Poplar Run, permit term to July 31, 2026
- NEW ARTS & ATHLETIC CENTER GRYMES MEMORIAL SCHOOL, Orange: VAR10T792, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River-Poplar Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
- ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Orange: VALL21385, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Orange: VAN020025, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
- ORANGE TOWN WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Orange: VAG640080, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River-Poplar Run, permit term to June 30, 2023
- ORANGE VIRGINIA,TOWN OF,SEWAGE, Orange: VAL021385, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- ROUND HILL MEADOWS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PLANS, Orange: VAR10O710, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River-Poplar Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
- ROUND HILL MEADOWS SUBDIVISION PREPARED BY SCHOOLS, Orange: VAR10P095, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River-Poplar Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
- WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL, Woodberry Forest: VA0027839, minor permit, discharging to Rapidan River/Blue Run/Beautiful Run, permit term to January 31, 2023
Identity
| Facility as filed | ORANGE TOWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Orange Town Sewage Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | VA0021385 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 26, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Orange, VA 22960 |
| Receiving water | Rapidan River/Blue Run/Beautiful Run |
| Subwatershed | Poplar Run-Rapidan River (HUC 020801030804) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 40 | 7 | November 30, 1995 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 1 | July 31, 1995 | 1% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2026 | 7% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 1994 | |
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2011 | 12% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 1995 | 2% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0021385.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0021385.
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 VA0021385.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.