Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0073504
CAROLINE COUNTY REGIONAL WWTP, Ruther Glen, VA: NPDES VA0073504 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CAROLINE COUNTY REGIONAL WWTP, held by Caroline County Department of Public Utilities, holds NPDES permit VA0073504, which discharges to Polecat Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 17, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | CAROLINE COUNTY REGIONAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Caroline County Department of Public Utilities |
| NPDES ID | VA0073504 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 17, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Ruther Glen, VA 22546 |
| Receiving water | Polecat Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Polecat Creek (HUC 020801050301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2024 | 55% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0073504.
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 September 15, 2026.