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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG400439

WHITNEY LANE APARTMENTS, Galax, VA: NPDES VAG400439 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WHITNEY LANE APARTMENTS, held by David and Sandra Hankley, holds NPDES permit VAG400439, which discharges to Chestnut Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026.

WHITNEY LANE APARTMENTS, Galax, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG400439, held by David and Sandra Hankley; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 2, 2021, term to July 31, 2026, by Virginia; discharges to Chestnut Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 1,223% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 520% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2024, largest 32% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 6, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • February 18, 2026: Evaluation (S).

WHITNEY LANE APARTMENTS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 16 discharge permits in the Chestnut Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500010603), VAG400439 among them.

Other permits in the Chestnut Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500010603)

Identity

Facility as filedWHITNEY LANE APARTMENTS
Permittee as filedDavid and Sandra Hankley
NPDES IDVAG400439
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedAugust 2, 2021
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2026
Issuing agencyVirginia
AddressGalax, VA 24333
Receiving waterChestnut Creek
SubwatershedChestnut Creek (HUC 050500010603)
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C154August 31, 20251,223% over the limit
Solids, total suspended132August 31, 2025520% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]121August 31, 202432% over the limit
pH220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant110
Chlorine, total residual110

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG400439.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 18, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 6, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VAG400439 for WHITNEY LANE APARTMENTS in Galax, VA, held by David and Sandra Hankley and discharging to Chestnut Creek within HUC 050500010603. The register lists the permit as administratively continued, with a minor discharger class, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.