Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0070271
FALLING RUN WWTP, Emporia, VA: NPDES VA0070271 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FALLING RUN WWTP, held by Greensville County Water and Sewer Authority, holds NPDES permit VA0070271, which discharges to Meherrin River-Falling Run. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FALLING RUN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Greensville County Water and Sewer Authority |
| NPDES ID | VA0070271 |
| 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 | July 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Emporia, VA 23847 |
| Receiving water | Meherrin River-Falling Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Falling Run-Meherrin River (HUC 030102040604) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 1 | 14 | 14 | May 31, 2026 | 1,821% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 10 | 10 | July 31, 2017 | 93% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2017 | 93% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| August 16, 2019 | 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 October 14, 2026.