Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0066575
GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN STP, Fancy Gap, VA: NPDES VA0066575 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN STP, held by Groundhog Mountain STP, holds NPDES permit VA0066575, which discharges to Upper Ararat River. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021. 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 | GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Groundhog Mountain STP |
| NPDES ID | VA0066575 |
| 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 | September 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Fancy Gap, VA 24328 |
| Receiving water | Upper Ararat River |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Ararat River (HUC 030401010801) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 9 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | 113% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2020 | 19% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2022 | 17% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, percent removal [total] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0066575.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0066575.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
| June 23, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
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.