Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0023922
FRANKLIN CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Franklin, VA: NPDES VA0023922 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FRANKLIN CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Franklin City of, holds NPDES permit VA0023922, which discharges to Blackwater River-Cypress Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued June 4, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | FRANKLIN CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Franklin City of |
| NPDES ID | VA0023922 |
| 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 | June 4, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Franklin, VA 23851 |
| Receiving water | Blackwater River-Cypress Swamp |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cypress Swamp-Blackwater River (HUC 030102020503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 3 | 45 | 34 | August 31, 1998 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 32 | 32 | June 30, 2026 | 1,216% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 18 | 18 | June 30, 2025 | 65% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 10 | 10 | October 31, 1998 | 1,735% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 8 | 7 | September 30, 2025 | 25% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 3 | June 30, 2016 | 88% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 3 | February 28, 2021 | 35% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 1998 | 15% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 1998 | 63% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 148% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 28, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.