Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0088978

BLACK SWAMP REGIONAL WWTP, Waverly, VA: NPDES VA0088978 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BLACK SWAMP REGIONAL WWTP, held by Black Swamp Regional WWTP, holds NPDES permit VA0088978, which discharges to Assamoosick Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued September 15, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022.

BLACK SWAMP REGIONAL WWTP, Waverly, Virginia: Individual permit VA0088978, held by Black Swamp Regional WWTP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 15, 2017, term to September 30, 2022, by STATE; discharges to Assamoosick Swamp; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 39% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2024, largest 20% over the limit.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 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.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 29, 2025: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 113 were issued before VA0088978.

Coverages issued nearest VA0088978

August 14, 2017: MONTEREY STP, Monterey, VA0023281, held by Monterey STP
August 16, 2017: THREE CREEK WWTP, Emporia, VA0077259, held by Greensville County Water and Sewer Authority
August 18, 2017: LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY - CROSS CREEK, Drydan, VA0075515, held by Lee County Public Service Authority - Cross Creek
August 29, 2017: NARROWS TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Narrows, VA0021113, held by Narrows Town
August 30, 2017: AMELIA COURTHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT WWTP- NIBBS CR, Amelia, VA0086681, held by Amelia Courthouse Sanitary District WWTP- Nibbs Cr
September 22, 2017: JOHN J WRIGHT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, Spotsylvania, VA0061298, held by Spotsylvania County Public Schools
September 22, 2017: BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Spotsylvania, VA0061301, held by Spotsylvania County Public Schools
September 26, 2017: FLOYD TOWN - FLOYD CO - PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, Floyd, VA0025992, held by Floyd Town - Floyd Co - Public Service Authority
October 1, 2017: SOUTH CENTRAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY WWTF, Petersburg, VA0025437, held by South Central Wastewater Authority
October 1, 2017: OAKLAND PARK SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, King George, VA0086789, held by Oakland Park Sewage Treatment Plant

BLACK SWAMP REGIONAL WWTP among its neighbors

Its county holds 16, 0 of them major permits; VA0088978 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

ATLANTIC STRATEGIC MINERALS LLC, Stony Creek: VAG250136, minor permit, discharging to Rowanty Creek, permit term to March 1, 2023
ATLANTIC STRATEGIC MINERALS-MSP, Stony Creek: VA0090981, minor permit, discharging to Rowanty Creek, permit term to November 30, 2023
ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL LANDFILL, Waverly: VA0092797, minor permit, discharging to Assamoosick Swamp-Pigeon Swamp, permit term to March 31, 2025
ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL LANDFILL, Waverly: VAR051428, minor permit, discharging to Assamoosick Swamp-Pigeon Swamp, permit term to June 30, 2024
CONCORD CONCENTRATOR SITE, Stony Creek: VA0091456, minor permit, discharging to Nottoway River-Harris Swamp, permit term to May 31, 2026
CONCORD CONCENTRATOR SITE, Stony Creek: VAR051396, minor permit, discharging to Nottoway River-Harris Swamp, permit term to June 30, 2024
HYPONEX CORPORATION, Waverly: VAR051304, minor permit, discharging to Blackwater River-Coppahaunk Swamp, permit term to June 30, 2024
MCGILL - WAVERLY, Waverly: VAR052049, minor permit, discharging to Assamoosick Swamp-Pigeon Swamp, permit term to June 30, 2024
MCGILL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS - WAVERLY REGIONAL COMPOSTING FACILITY, Waverly: VAL052049, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
MURPHY BROWN LLC, Sussex: VAR050559, minor permit, discharging to Blackwater River-Spring Branch, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	BLACK SWAMP REGIONAL WWTP
Permittee as filed	Black Swamp Regional WWTP
NPDES ID	VA0088978
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	September 15, 2017
Expiration date	September 30, 2022
Issuing agency	STATE
Address	Waverly, VA 23890
Receiving water	Assamoosick Swamp
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
3With 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
Copper, total [as Cu]	2	5	5	June 30, 2025	39% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	3	4	4	March 31, 2021	99,999% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	0	1	1	December 31, 2024	20% over the limit
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	2	2	0
Solids, total suspended	4	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	4	0	0
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	0	0
pH	2	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	0	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 29, 2025	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0088978.

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 VA0088978.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VA0088978 for BLACK SWAMP REGIONAL WWTP in Waverly, VA, held by Black Swamp Regional WWTP and discharging to Assamoosick Swamp. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class of 12, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.