Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0089397
LEE COUNTY PSA - HICKORY FLATS WWTP, Jonesville, VA: NPDES VA0089397 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LEE COUNTY PSA - HICKORY FLATS WWTP, held by Lee County PSA - Hickory Flats WWTP, holds NPDES permit VA0089397, which discharges to Powell River/Hardy Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 26, 2016 and expiring November 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 | LEE COUNTY PSA - HICKORY FLATS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lee County PSA - Hickory Flats WWTP |
| NPDES ID | VA0089397 |
| 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 26, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Jonesville, VA 24263 |
| Receiving water | Powell River/Hardy Creek |
| Subwatershed | Station Creek-Powell River (HUC 060102060301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 1 | 11 | 11 | March 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | 6% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 2 | 1 | May 31, 2019 | 60% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 19, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 21, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | 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.