Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0087955
NICKELSVILLE WWTP, Nickelsville, VA: NPDES VA0087955 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NICKELSVILLE WWTP, held by Scott County Public Service Authority, holds NPDES permit VA0087955, which discharges to Copper Creek-Valley Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | NICKELSVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Scott County Public Service Authority |
| NPDES ID | VA0087955 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Nickelsville, VA 24271 |
| Receiving water | Copper Creek-Valley Creek |
| Subwatershed | Valley Creek-Copper Creek (HUC 060102050702) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 9Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 77 | 75 | January 31, 2026 | 385% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 22 | 22 | May 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 7 | January 31, 2023 | 78% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 20% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, percent removal [total] | 0 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| July 14, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
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 October 14, 2026.