Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0091651
RUSH RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Washington, VA: NPDES VA0091651 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RUSH RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Rush River Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit VA0091651, which discharges to Upper Thornton River. EPA’s file records it issued April 18, 2016 and expiring May 31, 2021. 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 | RUSH RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Rush River Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | VA0091651 |
| 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 | April 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Washington, VA 22747 |
| Receiving water | Upper Thornton River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Covington River (HUC 020801030302) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 28 | 27 | March 31, 2026 | 1,033% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 11 | 11 | March 31, 2026 | 247% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 7 | 7 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 5 | 4 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| 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 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0091651.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| May 11, 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 |
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.