Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0089206
FIGHTING CREEK WWTP, Powhatan, VA: NPDES VA0089206 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FIGHTING CREEK WWTP, held by Fighting Creek WWTF, holds NPDES permit VA0089206, which discharges to Appomattox River/Skinquarter Creek/Rocky Ford. EPA’s file records it issued October 27, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FIGHTING CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fighting Creek WWTF |
| NPDES ID | VA0089206 |
| 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 | October 27, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Powhatan, VA 23139 |
| Receiving water | Appomattox River/Skinquarter Creek/Rocky Ford |
| Subwatershed | Rocky Ford Creek (HUC 020802070602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 50 | 48 | April 30, 2026 | 5,139% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 38 | 38 | May 31, 2026 | 225% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 17 | 17 | January 31, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2026 | 133% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2026 | 133% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 87% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, dissolved, [as S] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen sulfide | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2017 | 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 September 15, 2026.