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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0027022

MEHERRIN POWELLTON ELEMENTARY, Lawrenceville, VA: NPDES VA0027022 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MEHERRIN POWELLTON ELEMENTARY, held by Meherrin Powellton Elementary, holds NPDES permit VA0027022, which discharges to Meherrin River/Reedy Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 9, 2017 and expiring April 30, 2022.

MEHERRIN POWELLTON ELEMENTARY, Lawrenceville, Virginia: Individual permit VA0027022, held by Meherrin Powellton Elementary; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 9, 2017, term to April 30, 2022, by STATE; discharges to Meherrin River/Reedy Creek; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 487% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 258% over the limit.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 196% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2025, largest 14,013% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2020, largest 4% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2016, largest 20% over the limit.
  • pH: 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.
  • October 1, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • March 17, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

MEHERRIN POWELLTON ELEMENTARY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Coldwater Creek-Meherrin River subwatershed (HUC 030102040601), VA0027022 among them. Its county holds 15, 1 of them major permits; VA0027022 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Coldwater Creek-Meherrin River subwatershed (HUC 030102040601)

Identity

Facility as filedMEHERRIN POWELLTON ELEMENTARY
Permittee as filedMeherrin Powellton Elementary
NPDES IDVA0027022
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 9, 2017
Expiration dateApril 30, 2022
Issuing agencySTATE
AddressLawrenceville, VA 23868
Receiving waterMeherrin River/Reedy Creek
SubwatershedColdwater Creek-Meherrin River (HUC 030102040601)
NAICS611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source VA0000005102500014

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]23434April 30, 2026487% over the limit
Solids, total suspended433September 30, 2020258% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal033December 31, 2025196% over the limit
E. coli121March 31, 202514,013% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C411September 30, 20204% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual311October 31, 201620% over the limit
pH200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0027022.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 1, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 17, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0027022 for Meherrin Powellton Elementary in Lawrenceville, VA, which discharges to the Meherrin River/Reedy Creek within the Coldwater Creek-Meherrin River subwatershed (HUC 030102040601). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 8 minor discharger class designations, 6 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.