Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0089915
HANOVER COUNTY TOTOPOTOMOY WWTP, Mechanicsville, VA: NPDES VA0089915 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HANOVER COUNTY TOTOPOTOMOY WWTP, held by Hanover County, holds NPDES permit VA0089915, which discharges to Pamunkey River-Hollyfield Pond. EPA’s file records it issued January 30, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HANOVER COUNTY TOTOPOTOMOY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Hanover County |
| NPDES ID | VA0089915 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 30, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Mechanicsville, VA 23111 |
| Receiving water | Pamunkey River-Hollyfield Pond |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hollyfield Pond-Pamunkey River (HUC 020801061001) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source VA0000005108500206 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 18 | 18 | June 30, 2023 | 900% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2025 | |
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2022 | 43% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 21, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 5, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 21, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 30, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 10, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 16, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 17, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 28, 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 October 14, 2026.