Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0031356
PRINCE GEORGE SEWERAGE AND WATER COMPANY, Petersburg, VA: NPDES VA0031356 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRINCE GEORGE SEWERAGE AND WATER COMPANY, held by Prince George Sewerage and Water Company, holds NPDES permit VA0031356, which discharges to Nottoway River/Rowanty Creek/Jones Hole Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. 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 | PRINCE GEORGE SEWERAGE AND WATER COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Prince George Sewerage and Water Company |
| NPDES ID | VA0031356 |
| 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 |
| Issued | April 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Petersburg, VA 23805 |
| Receiving water | Nottoway River/Rowanty Creek/Jones Hole Swamp |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 30 | 22 | December 31, 2021 | 103% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 27 | 11 | June 30, 2026 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 14 | 6 | May 31, 2025 | 17% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 19 | 3 | March 31, 2023 | 500% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 19 | 3 | February 28, 2021 | 1,100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 14 | 2 | March 31, 2021 | 1,941% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 1 | November 30, 2021 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 9 | 1 | May 31, 2016 | 287% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| February 23, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 1, 2020 | 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.