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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0027715

PITTSYLVANIA CO - UNION HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Chatham, VA: NPDES VA0027715 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PITTSYLVANIA CO - UNION HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Pittsylvania Co - Union Hall Elem School, holds NPDES permit VA0027715, which discharges to Upper Banister River. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2021.

PITTSYLVANIA CO - UNION HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Chatham, Virginia: Individual permit VA0027715, held by Pittsylvania Co - Union Hall Elem School; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 1, 2018, term to November 30, 2021, by STATE; discharges to Upper Banister River; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 354% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 104% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2018, largest 67% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 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.
  • E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • June 12, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • April 14, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

PITTSYLVANIA CO - UNION HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Strawberry Creek-Banister River subwatershed (HUC 030101050101), VA0027715 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; VA0027715 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Strawberry Creek-Banister River subwatershed (HUC 030101050101)

  • PROGRESS PARK MKJ08 09, Wytheville: VAR10W991, minor permit, discharging to Banister River-Strawberry Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • UNION HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Chatham: VAR10V935, minor permit, discharging to Banister River-Strawberry Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029

Identity

Facility as filedPITTSYLVANIA CO - UNION HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filedPittsylvania Co - Union Hall Elem School
NPDES IDVA0027715
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
IssuedAugust 1, 2018
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2021
Issuing agencySTATE
AddressChatham, VA 24531
Receiving waterUpper Banister River
SubwatershedStrawberry Creek-Banister River (HUC 030101050101)
NAICS611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source VA0000005114300078

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]22929February 28, 2026354% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C422December 31, 2016104% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual311October 31, 201867% over the limit
Solids, total suspended400
pH200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
E. coli100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0027715.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0027715.

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
June 12, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState
April 14, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0027715 for Pittsylvania Co - Union Hall Elementary School in Chatham, VA, which discharges to Upper Banister River and is listed as administratively continued. The page lists 3 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.