Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0083135

FARMVILLE ADVANCED WWTP, Farmville, VA: NPDES VA0083135 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

FARMVILLE ADVANCED WWTP, held by Town of Farmville, holds NPDES permit VA0083135, which discharges to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch. EPA’s file records it issued May 6, 2020 and expiring May 31, 2025.

FARMVILLE ADVANCED WWTP, Farmville, Virginia: Individual permit VA0083135, held by Town of Farmville; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 6, 2020, term to May 31, 2025, by VA DEQ; discharges to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch.

Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2017, largest 111% over the limit.
Nitrogen, Total As N: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 21% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2023, largest 75% over the limit.
Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 987% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2019, largest 47% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 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.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 23, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $1,297 state or local penalty.
June 11, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
April 1, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
March 11, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
August 24, 2022: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 281 were issued before VA0083135. Town of Farmville holds 2 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Town of Farmville

FARMVILLE WTP, Farmville: VAG640017, issued June 18, 2018

Coverages issued nearest VA0083135

March 5, 2020: HRSD MOUNT OLIVE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, King William, VA0091537, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District
March 10, 2020: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Washington, VA0022471, held by RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
March 17, 2020: CHARLES CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, Charles City, VA0060585, held by Charles City County of
April 7, 2020: LIGHTFOOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Unionville, VA0062961, held by Orange County Public Schools
April 17, 2020: UNIONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Unionville, VA0060330, held by Orange County Public Schools
May 29, 2020: NORTH FORK REGIONAL WWTP, Edinburg, VA0090328, held by Shenandoah County
June 11, 2020: MONETA REGIONAL WWTP, Moneta, VA0091669, held by Bedford Regional Water Authority
June 24, 2020: BASHAM SIMMS WASTEWATER FACILITY, Purcellville, VA0022802, held by Purcellville Town
July 6, 2020: FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS - CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY, Callaway, VA0088561, held by Franklin Co School Board
July 14, 2020: MILLBORO STP, Millboro, VA0073156, held by Bath County Service Authority

FARMVILLE ADVANCED WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Bad Luck Branch-Appomattox River subwatershed (HUC 020802070206), VA0083135 among them. Its county holds 8, 1 of them major permits; VA0083135 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Bad Luck Branch-Appomattox River subwatershed (HUC 020802070206)

1650 CUMBERLAND SOLAR SITE, Farmville: VAR10U445, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
1671 CUMBERLAND SOLAR SITE, Farmville: VAR10U446, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
BEAUTY AND FASHION BEAUTY SUPPLY, Farmville: VAR10O134, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to June 30, 2024
BRINKLEY RESIDENCE, Farmville: VAG407259, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to July 31, 2026
BROWN RESIDENCE, Farmville: VAG407209, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to July 31, 2026
DOMINION ENERGY FARMVILLE, Farmville: VAR10V891, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
FARMVILLE ADVANCED WWTP, Farmville: VAN040097, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
FAS MART 7, Farmville: VAG830607, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to February 29, 2028
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL FIELD TURF CONVERSION, Farmville: VAR10V661, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY ILER FIELD ESC PLAN, Farmville: VAR10P169, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	FARMVILLE ADVANCED WWTP
Permittee as filed	Town of Farmville
NPDES ID	VA0083135
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	May 6, 2020
Expiration date	May 31, 2025
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Farmville, VA 23901
Receiving water	Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch
Subwatershed	Bad Luck Branch-Appomattox River (HUC 020802070206)

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
8With 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
Solids, total suspended	8	4	4	April 30, 2017	111% over the limit
Nitrogen, Total As N	1	3	3	December 31, 2024	21% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	2	2	November 30, 2023	75% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable	2	2	2	April 30, 2026	987% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	1	1	December 31, 2019	47% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	2	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	1	0
pH	2	1	0
Chlorine, total residual	3	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0
Phosphorus, Total As P	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 1, 2026	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
August 24, 2022	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0083135.

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.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
June 23, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State		$1,297

Informal enforcement

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 11, 2026	Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter	State
March 11, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VA0083135 for the Farmville Advanced WWTP in Farmville, VA, held by the Town of Farmville and discharging to the Appomattox River-Bad Luck Branch. The page lists the permit as administratively continued, with 11 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.