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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0062481

NEW HOPE WWTP, Fort Defiance, VA: NPDES VA0062481 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

NEW HOPE WWTP, held by Augusta County Service Authority, holds NPDES permit VA0062481, which discharges to Middle River-Broad Run. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023.

NEW HOPE WWTP, Fort Defiance, Virginia: Individual permit VA0062481, held by Augusta County Service Authority; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 1, 2018, term to May 31, 2023, by VA DEQ; discharges to Middle River-Broad Run; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • E. coli: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2016, largest 75% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2016, largest 88% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 3 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.
  • July 2, 2025: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
  • September 30, 2024: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
  • November 11, 2020: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
  • August 6, 2020: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • April 14, 2019: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • December 21, 2018: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
  • December 17, 2018: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 150 were issued before VA0062481. Augusta County Service Authority holds 14 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Augusta County Service Authority

Coverages issued nearest VA0062481

NEW HOPE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Broad Run-Middle River subwatershed (HUC 020700050303), VA0062481 among them. Its county holds 47, 5 of them major permits; VA0062481 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Broad Run-Middle River subwatershed (HUC 020700050303)

Identity

Facility as filedNEW HOPE WWTP
Permittee as filedAugusta County Service Authority
NPDES IDVA0062481
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 1, 2018
Expiration dateMay 31, 2023
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressFort Defiance, VA 24437
Receiving waterMiddle River-Broad Run
SubwatershedBroad Run-Middle River (HUC 020700050303)
Program components on filePOTW, Pretreatment
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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
E. coli155September 30, 201899,999% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C422February 29, 201675% over the limit
Solids, total suspended422February 29, 201688% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual300
pH200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 2, 2025WW SSO - Discharge to WatersST6
September 30, 2024WW SSO - Discharge to WatersST6
November 11, 2020WW SSO - Discharge to WatersST6
August 6, 2020Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
April 14, 2019Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
December 21, 2018WW SSO - Discharge to WatersST6
December 17, 2018WW SSO - Discharge to WatersST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0062481.

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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VA0062481.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit VA0062481 for the NEW HOPE WWTP in Fort Defiance, VA, held by Augusta County Service Authority, which discharges to Middle River-Broad Run and is administratively continued. The page lists a permit status of Minor Discharger class 6, with 3 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.