Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0072729
MONTROSS WESTMORELAND WWTP, Montross, VA: NPDES VA0072729 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MONTROSS WESTMORELAND WWTP, held by Montross Westmoreland WWTP, holds NPDES permit VA0072729, which discharges to Rappahannock River/Catpoint Creek/Piscataway Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 31, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. 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 | MONTROSS WESTMORELAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Montross Westmoreland WWTP |
| NPDES ID | VA0072729 |
| 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 | March 31, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Montross, VA 22520 |
| Receiving water | Rappahannock River/Catpoint Creek/Piscataway Creek |
| Subwatershed | The Big Swamp-Cat Point Creek (HUC 020801040401) |
| 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
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 36 | 36 | March 31, 2026 | 224% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 31 | 30 | June 30, 2026 | 272% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 26 | 26 | June 30, 2026 | 474% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 18 | 18 | January 31, 2026 | 110% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 4 | 4 | October 31, 2025 | 463% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 3 | 2 | September 30, 2025 | 34% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| March 5, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| August 13, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| March 4, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 11, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | 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.