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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0077411

FAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB STP, Warrenton, VA: NPDES VA0077411 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB STP, held by Sulphur Springs Investment Corporation, holds NPDES permit VA0077411, which discharges to Rappahannock River-Great Run. EPA’s file records it issued April 16, 2020 and expiring April 30, 2025.

FAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB STP, Warrenton, Virginia: Individual permit VA0077411, held by Sulphur Springs Investment Corporation; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 16, 2020, term to April 30, 2025, by VA DEQ; discharges to Rappahannock River-Great Run; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 3% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 1,696% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 56% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2024, largest 3% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 24, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • August 27, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $15,504 state or local penalty.
  • June 24, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • June 11, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • May 11, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • April 13, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • March 17, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • February 4, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • January 12, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • October 22, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

FAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 26 discharge permits in the Great Run-Rappahannock River subwatershed (HUC 020801030203), VA0077411 among them. Its county holds 24, 2 of them major permits; VA0077411 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Great Run-Rappahannock River subwatershed (HUC 020801030203)

Identity

Facility as filedFAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB STP
Permittee as filedSulphur Springs Investment Corporation
NPDES IDVA0077411
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 16, 2020
Expiration dateApril 30, 2025
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressWarrenton, VA 20186
Receiving waterRappahannock River-Great Run
SubwatershedGreat Run-Rappahannock River (HUC 020801030203)
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1104September 30, 20183% over the limit
E. coli1104June 30, 20251,696% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]2162June 30, 202356% over the limit
pH2142December 31, 2016
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C4251August 31, 20243% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4240
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2120
Nitrogen, total [as N]100
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Phosphorus, total [as P]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 22, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 24, 2026EvaluationS

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyFederal penaltyState or local penalty
August 27, 2026State CWA Penalty AOState$15,504

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 24, 2026Notice of ViolationState
June 11, 2026Notice of ViolationState
May 11, 2026Notice of ViolationState
April 13, 2026Notice of ViolationState
March 17, 2026Notice of ViolationState
February 4, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 12, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VA0077411 for the FAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB STP in Warrenton, VA, held by Sulphur Springs Investment Corporation and discharging to the Rappahannock River-Great Run, with a status of administratively continued. The figures listed are 11 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.