Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0065315

WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WATAUGA ELEM, Abingdon, VA: NPDES VA0065315 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WATAUGA ELEM, held by Washington County Public Schools - Watauga Elem, holds NPDES permit VA0065315, which discharges to South Holston Lake/Wolf Creek/Fifteenmile Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 18, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022.

WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WATAUGA ELEM, Abingdon, Virginia: Individual permit VA0065315, held by Washington County Public Schools - Watauga Elem; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 18, 2017, term to June 30, 2022, by STATE; discharges to South Holston Lake/Wolf Creek/Fifteenmile Creek.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021, largest 25% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2018, largest 77% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 113% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2023, largest 98% over the limit.
BOD, percent removal [total]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2024, largest 22% 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.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 91 were issued before VA0065315.

Coverages issued nearest VA0065315

April 17, 2017: RIDGEVIEW CAMPUS, Clintwood, VA0092681, held by Ridgeview High and Middle School
April 18, 2017: HRSD WEST POINT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, West Point, VA0075434, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District
April 18, 2017: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Spotsylvania, VA0087271, held by Spotsylvania County Public Schools
May 4, 2017: RICHLANDS REGIONAL WWTF, Richlands, VA0021199, held by Richlands Regional WWTF
May 4, 2017: PAGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STP, Shenandoah, VA0021318, held by Page County High School and Middle School STP
May 18, 2017: WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS- RHEA VALLEY ELEM, Meadowview, VA0065323, held by Washington County Public Schools- Rhea Valley Elem
May 31, 2017: HENRICO COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Henrico, VA0063690, held by Henrico County Department of Public Utilities
June 7, 2017: DOC - APPALACHIAN COMM CORR ALTERNATIVE PROG, Honaker, VA0020672, held by DOC - Appalachian Comm Corr Alternative Prog
June 7, 2017: DOC - WISE CORRECTIONAL UNIT 18 STP WWTP, Coeburn, VA0023477, held by DOC - Wise Correctional Unit 18 STP WWTP
June 8, 2017: KENBRIDGE STP, Kenbridge, VA0026239, held by Kenbridge STP

WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WATAUGA ELEM among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Fifteenmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 060101020401), VA0065315 among them. Its county holds 33, 1 of them major permits; VA0065315 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Fifteenmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 060101020401)

ABINGDON MHP LLC, Abingdon: VAG409210, minor permit, discharging to Fifteenmile Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC, Abingdon: VAR052211, minor permit, discharging to Fifteenmile Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
LANE LEE AND ANGELA RESIDENCES STP, Abingdon: VAG400299, minor permit, discharging to Fifteenmile Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
PILGRIM LANE SELF STORAGE, Abingdon: VAR10U911, minor permit, discharging to Fifteenmile Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
ROYAL FARMS #439 - STORE, FUEL, AND CAR WASH, Abingdon: VAR10Q830, minor permit, discharging to Wolf Creek-Spoon Gap Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
STONEYBROOK APARTMENTS / TOWNHOUSES, Abingdon: VAR10S233, minor permit, discharging to Fifteenmile Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
TAYLOR'S BORROW SITE, Abingdon: VAR10T328, minor permit, discharging to Fifteenmile Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WATAUGA ELEM
Permittee as filed	Washington County Public Schools - Watauga Elem
NPDES ID	VA0065315
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	May 18, 2017
Expiration date	June 30, 2022
Issuing agency	STATE
Address	Abingdon, VA 24211
Receiving water	South Holston Lake/Wolf Creek/Fifteenmile Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Fifteenmile Creek (HUC 060101020401)

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
5With a violation of any kind
5With 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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	5	5	December 31, 2021	25% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	4	4	October 31, 2018	77% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	0	2	2	June 30, 2026	113% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	3	1	1	August 31, 2023	98% over the limit
BOD, percent removal [total]	0	1	1	June 30, 2024	22% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	0	0
pH	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0065315.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0065315.

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 VA0065315.

Watch this permit

One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, VA0065315.

Start the watch

How we handle your data → Privacy

Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit VA0065315, held by Washington County Public Schools - Watauga Elem in Abingdon, VA, which discharges to South Holston Lake/Wolf Creek/Fifteenmile Creek. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class of 7, 5 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.