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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0081302

HRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Williamsburg, VA: NPDES VA0081302 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District, holds NPDES permit VA0081302, which discharges to James River-Skiffes Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2018 and expiring April 30, 2023.

HRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Williamsburg, Virginia: Individual permit VA0081302, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 1, 2018, term to April 30, 2023, by VA DEQ; discharges to James River-Skiffes Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 90% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Enterococci: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 20, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 142 were issued before VA0081302. Hampton Roads Sanitation District holds 11 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Coverages issued nearest VA0081302

HRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 20 discharge permits in the Skiffes Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060802), VA0081302 among them.

Other permits in the Skiffes Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060802)

Identity

Facility as filedHRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Permittee as filedHampton Roads Sanitation District
NPDES IDVA0081302
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 1, 2018
Expiration dateApril 30, 2023
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressWilliamsburg, VA 23185
Receiving waterJames River-Skiffes Creek
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedSkiffes Creek-James River (HUC 020802060802)
Program components on filePOTW, Pretreatment
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VAD082875402; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005109500023

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
Chlorine, total residual222May 31, 202690% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C400
Solids, total suspended400
pH200
Nitrogen, total [as N]200
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Enterococci100
Coliform, fecal general100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0081302.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0081302.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 20, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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This public-records page covers NPDES discharge permit VA0081302 for HRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT in Williamsburg, VA, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District and discharging to James River-Skiffes Creek. The permit is listed as administratively continued and a Major Discharger, with 9 in discharger class, 1 pollutant under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance. The permit's issue date is May 1, 2018 and its expiration date is April 30, 2023.