Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0023400

DOC - COLD SPRINGS CORRECTIONAL UNIT 10, Greenville, VA: NPDES VA0023400 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

DOC - COLD SPRINGS CORRECTIONAL UNIT 10, held by Virginia Department of Corrections, holds NPDES permit VA0023400, which discharges to South River-Stony Run. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023.

DOC - COLD SPRINGS CORRECTIONAL UNIT 10, Greenville, Virginia: Individual permit VA0023400, held by Virginia Department of Corrections; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 1, 2018, term to October 31, 2023, by VA DEQ; discharges to South River-Stony Run.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 38% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. 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.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 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; 185 were issued before VA0023400. Virginia Department of Corrections holds 10 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Virginia Department of Corrections

BEAUMONT JUVENILE CORRECTION CENTER, Beaumont: VA0020656, issued September 18, 2018
DOC - CAROLINE CORRECTIONAL UNIT 2, Hanover: VA0023329, issued December 17, 2020
FLUVANNA CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN, Troy: VA0023418, issued May 18, 2020
IEMU-HAYNESVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Haynesville: VA0023469, issued October 14, 2020
VDOC - ST BRIDES CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Chesapeake: VA0060526, issued March 15, 2019
DOC - SOUTHAMPTON CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Capron: VA0062499, issued February 1, 2018
HARRISONBURG MEN'S DIVERSION CENTER, Harrisonburg: VA0085588, issued June 1, 2020
CRAIGSVILLE WWTP, Craigsville: VA0091821, issued August 24, 2018
JAMES RIVER CORRECTIONAL CENTER FORCE MAIN, Goochland: VAR10W145, issued July 1, 2024

Coverages issued nearest VA0023400

October 22, 2018: ALLEGHANY COUNTY - LOW MOOR WWTP, Low Moor, VA0027979, held by Alleghany Co
October 23, 2018: RUTHVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER WWTP, Charles City, VA0021261, held by Charles City County of
October 24, 2018: REMINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Remington, VA0076805, held by Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority
October 25, 2018: DUTOY CREEK WWTP, Powhatan, VA0090727, held by Powhatan County of
October 26, 2018: ROHOIC CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Petersburg, VA0092274, held by Dinwiddie County Water Authority
November 1, 2018: HRSD - ARMY BASE WWTP, Norfolk, VA0081230, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District
November 1, 2018: NICKELSVILLE WWTP, Nickelsville, VA0087955, held by Scott County Public Service Authority
November 14, 2018: HOPYARD FARM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, King George, VA0089338, held by King George County Service Authority
November 27, 2018: WARSAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Warsaw, VA0026891, held by Town of Warsaw
November 28, 2018: STRASBURG STP, Strasburg, VA0020311, held by Strasburg Town

DOC - COLD SPRINGS CORRECTIONAL UNIT 10 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Stony Run-South River subwatershed (HUC 020700050701), VA0023400 among them. Its county holds 47, 5 of them major permits; VA0023400 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Stony Run-South River subwatershed (HUC 020700050701)

BROADHEAD CREEK REACH 3A STREAM RESTORATION, Greenville: VAR10W732, minor permit, discharging to South River-Stony Run, permit term to June 30, 2029
CAMPBELL KAREN M RESIDENCE, Greenville: VAG401646, minor permit, discharging to South River-Stony Run, permit term to July 31, 2026
OVERLOOK PHASE 5, Stuarts Draft: VAR10F202, minor permit, discharging to South River-Stony Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
SOUTH RIVER STONE LLC - STUARTS DRAFT, Stuarts Draft: VAG840040, minor permit, discharging to South River-Stony Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
WINFIELD POULTRY HOUSES, Steeles Tavern: VAR10X482, minor permit, discharging to South River-Stony Run, permit term to June 30, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	DOC - COLD SPRINGS CORRECTIONAL UNIT 10
Permittee as filed	Virginia Department of Corrections
NPDES ID	VA0023400
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	November 1, 2018
Expiration date	October 31, 2023
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Greenville, VA 24440
Receiving water	South River-Stony Run
Subwatershed	Stony Run-South River (HUC 020700050701)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler VAR000540146

Effluent limits and exceedances

8Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
1With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Solids, total suspended	4	2	2	February 28, 2026	38% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	0	0
Chlorine, total residual	3	0	0
pH	2	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0023400.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0023400.

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 VA0023400.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VA0023400 for DOC - COLD SPRINGS CORRECTIONAL UNIT 10 in Greenville, VA, which discharges to South River-Stony Run within the Stony Run-South River subwatershed (HUC 020700050701). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a minor discharger class of 8, one pollutant under a numeric limit, and one pollutant with an effluent exceedance.