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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0089354

EMERALD HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Culpeper, VA: NPDES VA0089354 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EMERALD HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Emerald Hill Elementary School, holds NPDES permit VA0089354, which discharges to Lower Hazel River/Muddy Run/Indian Run. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2017 and expiring February 28, 2022.

EMERALD HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Culpeper, Virginia: Individual permit VA0089354, held by Emerald Hill Elementary School; Industrial pretreatment; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 1, 2017, term to February 28, 2022, by STATE; discharges to Lower Hazel River/Muddy Run/Indian Run.

  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 162% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2021, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 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.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 13, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • April 13, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • March 23, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

Virginia holds 5 Industrial pretreatment coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 2 were issued before VA0089354.

Coverages issued nearest VA0089354

EMERALD HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Muddy Run subwatershed (HUC 020801030404), VA0089354 among them. Its county holds 41, 2 of them major permits; VA0089354 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Muddy Run subwatershed (HUC 020801030404)

Identity

Facility as filedEMERALD HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filedEmerald Hill Elementary School
NPDES IDVA0089354
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramIndustrial pretreatment
IssuedMarch 1, 2017
Expiration dateFebruary 28, 2022
Issuing agencySTATE
AddressCulpeper, VA 22701
Receiving waterLower Hazel River/Muddy Run/Indian Run
SubwatershedMuddy Run (HUC 020801030404)

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
Solids, total suspended82420May 31, 2026162% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]4128June 30, 202599,999% over the limit
E. coli211December 31, 202199,999% over the limit
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]440
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C400
Chlorine, total residual300
pH200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100
Nitrogen, total [as N]100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Phosphorus, total [as P]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0089354.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0089354.

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 13, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState
April 13, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState
March 23, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0089354, held by Emerald Hill Elementary School in Culpeper, VA, which discharges to Lower Hazel River/Muddy Run/Indian Run within the Muddy Run subwatershed (HUC 020801030404). The page lists the permit as administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger, with 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.