Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0091898
GAINESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STP, Winchester, VA: NPDES VA0091898 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GAINESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STP, held by Frederick County Public Schools, holds NPDES permit VA0091898, which discharges to Hogue Creek. EPA’s file records it issued February 5, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | GAINESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Frederick County Public Schools |
| NPDES ID | VA0091898 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 5, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Winchester, VA 22603 |
| Receiving water | Hogue Creek |
| Subwatershed | Hogue Creek (HUC 020700040403) |
| 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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 2With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 8 | 8 | July 31, 2024 | 600% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2023 | 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.