Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0089729

NELSON COUNTY REGIONAL STP, Piney River, VA: NPDES VA0089729 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

NELSON COUNTY REGIONAL STP, held by Nelson County Service Authority, holds NPDES permit VA0089729, which discharges to Tye River-Black Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 10, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023.

NELSON COUNTY REGIONAL STP, Piney River, Virginia: Individual permit VA0089729, held by Nelson County Service Authority; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 10, 2018, term to May 31, 2023, by VA DEQ; discharges to Tye River-Black Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 49 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 3,372% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 340% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 52% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 100% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 93% over the limit.
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 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.
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 10, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $34,209 state or local penalty.
August 7, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
August 5, 2024: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
May 5, 2021: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
February 24, 2019: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
November 13, 2018: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

Virginia holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 144 were issued before VA0089729. Nelson County Service Authority holds 4 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Nelson County Service Authority

WINTERGREEN MOUNTAIN WWTP, Wintergreen: VA0031011, issued December 12, 2018
SCHUYLER WTP, Schuyler: VAG640043, issued June 27, 2018
SCHUYLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, Schuyler: VAR10Q401, issued July 1, 2019

Coverages issued nearest VA0089729

April 23, 2018: DOC - NOTTOWAY CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Burkeville, VA0066869, held by DOC - Nottoway Correctional Center
April 25, 2018: MARSHALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Marshall, VA0031763, held by Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority
April 25, 2018: VDOT I64 REST AREA - ALLEGHANY CO, Alleghany, VA0075574, held by VDOT I64 Rest Area - Alleghany Co
May 1, 2018: AMHERST CO SERVICE AUTH-IVANHOE FOREST SUB, Madison Heights, VA0063657, held by Amherst Co Service Authority
May 1, 2018: HRSD - WILLIAMSBURG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Williamsburg, VA0081302, held by Hampton Roads Sanitation District
May 21, 2018: UOSA - CENTREVILLE, Centreville, VA0024988, held by Upper Occoquan Service Authority
May 23, 2018: BROOKNEAL TOWN - STAUNTON RIVER LAGOON, Brookneal, VA0022241, held by Brookneal Town
May 25, 2018: BROOKNEAL TOWN - FALLING RIVER LAGOON, Brookneal, VA0022250, held by Brookneal Town
May 29, 2018: JAMES RIVER CORRECTION CENTER, State Farm, VA0020681, held by DOC
May 30, 2018: SPRING BRANCH WWTF, Waverly, VA0061310, held by Sussex Service Authority

NELSON COUNTY REGIONAL STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Black Creek-Tye River subwatershed (HUC 020802030504), VA0089729 among them. Its county holds 12, 0 of them major permits; VA0089729 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Black Creek-Tye River subwatershed (HUC 020802030504)

MERIDIAN HOLLOW, Roseland: VAG408501, minor permit, discharging to Tye River-Black Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	NELSON COUNTY REGIONAL STP
Permittee as filed	Nelson County Service Authority
NPDES ID	VA0089729
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	May 10, 2018
Expiration date	May 31, 2023
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Piney River, VA 22964
Receiving water	Tye River-Black Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Black Creek-Tye River (HUC 020802030504)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
7With a violation of any kind
6With 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]	4	49	49	February 28, 2026	3,372% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	8	25	24	September 30, 2025	340% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	11	6	November 30, 2025	52% over the limit
pH	2	4	4	December 31, 2025
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	1	4	4	March 31, 2025	100% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	0	3	2	December 31, 2025	93% over the limit
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal	0	1	0
Chlorine, total residual	3	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]	1	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

4Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 5, 2024	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	ST6
May 5, 2021	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
February 24, 2019	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
November 13, 2018	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0089729.

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
September 10, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State		$34,209

Informal enforcement

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 7, 2026	Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VA0089729 for NELSON COUNTY REGIONAL STP in Piney River, VA, held by Nelson County Service Authority, which discharges to Tye River-Black Creek. The permit is administratively continued, is classed as a Minor Discharger, and lists 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance and 10 pollutants under a numeric limit.