Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0026514
DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Dahlgren, VA: NPDES VA0026514 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by King George County Service Authority, holds NPDES permit VA0026514, which discharges to Upper Machodoc Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 12, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024. 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 | DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | King George County Service Authority |
| NPDES ID | VA0026514 |
| 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 | December 12, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Dahlgren, VA 22485 |
| Receiving water | Upper Machodoc Creek |
| Subwatershed | Upper Machodoc Creek (HUC 020700110601) |
| 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 20 | 20 | January 31, 2022 | 170% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 1 | 12 | 12 | November 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 11 | 11 | February 28, 2026 | 140% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 8 | 8 | December 31, 2024 | 133% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 1 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2024 | 133% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 3 | 3 | January 31, 2022 | 127% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 1990 | 11% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2024 | 15% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Cyprinodon variegatus | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 20, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 20, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 1, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0026514.
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $4,476 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| March 25, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| January 12, 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.
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DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Dahlgren, Virginia: Individual permit VA0026514, held by King George County Service Authority; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 12, 2019, term to December 31, 2024, by VA DEQ; discharges to Upper Machodoc Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 170% over the limit.
- Enterococci: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 140% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, Total As N: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 133% over the limit.
- Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 133% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 127% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 1990, largest 11% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2024, largest 15% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 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.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Cyprinodon variegatus: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- October 8, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $4,476 state or local penalty.
- May 8, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- March 25, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- January 12, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
- January 24, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 20, 2022: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
- January 20, 2022: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
- April 1, 2019: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 264 were issued before VA0026514. King George County Service Authority holds 4 permits in Virginia.
Other permits held by King George County Service Authority
- PURKINS CORNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, King George: VA0070106, issued October 17, 2017
- HOPYARD FARM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, King George: VA0089338, issued November 14, 2018
- FAIRVIEW BEACH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, King George: VA0092134, issued February 27, 2019
Coverages issued nearest VA0026514
- November 20, 2019: WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS -VALLEY INSTITUTE, Bristol, VA0026786, held by Washington County Public Schools
- November 21, 2019: RUTLEDGE CREEK WWTP, Amherst, VA0031321, held by Amherst Town
- December 4, 2019: FISHERSVILLE REGIONAL WWTP, Staunton, VA0025291, held by Augusta County Service Authority d/b/a Augusta Water
- December 11, 2019: BERRYVILLE WWTP, Berryville, VA0020532, held by Berryville Town
- December 11, 2019: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Washington, VA0064181, held by Rappahannock County Public Schools
- December 31, 2019: TOMS BROOK-MAURERTOWN SANITARY DISTRICT WWTP, Toms Brook, VA0061549, held by Toms Brook-Maurertown Sanitary District
- January 7, 2020: TANGIER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Accomac, VA0067423, held by Town of Tangier
- January 14, 2020: HRSD KING WILLIAM COUNTY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, King William, VA0088102, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District
- January 24, 2020: H L MOONEY ADVANCED WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Woodbridge, VA0025101, held by Prince William Water
- January 27, 2020: AMHERST CO SERVICE AUTHORITY WESTBRIAR SUBDIVISION, Amherst, VA0082546, held by Amherst Co Service Authority
DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Upper Machodoc Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700110601), VA0026514 among them. Its county holds 11, 0 of them major permits; VA0026514 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Upper Machodoc Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700110601)
- CHESTNUT HILL EARLY GRADING PLAN, King George: VAR10X337, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
- DAHLGREN NAVY GATEWAY INN AND SUITES (NGIS) DEQ PL, Dahlgren: VAR10T937, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
- DAHLGREN VALLEY STREAM PROJECT, Dahlgren: VAR10U924, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
- EAGLES NEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL, King George: VAR10N869, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
- ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR - 15425 DAHLGREN RD, King George: VAG750256, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to October 15, 2022
- FLAGSTOP CAR WASH @ DAHLGREN, King George: VAR10X347, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
- NORTHERN NECK AUTO PARTS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, King George: VAR050866, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
- OAKWOOD ESTATES SECTION 2, King George: VAR10L138, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
- OAKWOOD ESTATES SECTION 5, King George County: VAR10V827, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
- OAKWOOD HEIGHTS, King George County: VAR10V828, minor permit, discharging to Upper Machodoc Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.