Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0078778
GLOUCESTER COUNTY WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Gloucester, VA: NPDES VA0078778 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GLOUCESTER COUNTY WATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Gloucester County, holds NPDES permit VA0078778, which discharges to Beaverdam Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued November 14, 2019 and expiring November 30, 2024. 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 | GLOUCESTER COUNTY WATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Gloucester County |
| NPDES ID | VA0078778 |
| 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 | November 14, 2019 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Gloucester, VA 23061 |
| Receiving water | Beaverdam Swamp |
| Subwatershed | Beaverdam Swamp (HUC 020801020401) |
| NAICS | 221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloride [as Cl] | 12 | 54 | 54 | June 30, 2026 | 5,368% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 5 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2025 | 4,420% over the limit |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2025 | 212% over the limit |
| Toxic Units Static 48HR Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 7 | 7 | March 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 3 | 3 | September 30, 2025 | 43% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0078778.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VA0078778.
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.