Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG400841
BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER STP, Troutdale, VA: NPDES VAG400841 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER STP, held by Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc, holds NPDES permit VAG400841, which discharges to Whitetop Laurel Creek-Big Laurel Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2021 and expiring July 31, 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 | BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc |
| NPDES ID | VAG400841 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 2, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | Virginia |
| Address | Troutdale, VA 24378 |
| Receiving water | Whitetop Laurel Creek-Big Laurel Creek |
| Subwatershed | Big Laurel Creek-Whitetop Laurel Creek (HUC 060101020201) |
| 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
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 4 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAG400841.
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG400841.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG400841.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VAG400841.
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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BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER STP, Troutdale, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG400841, held by Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc; 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 Whitetop Laurel Creek-Big Laurel Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER STP among its neighbors
7 discharge permits are in the Big Laurel Creek-Whitetop Laurel Creek subwatershed (HUC 060101020201); VAG400841 is one.
Other permits in the Big Laurel Creek-Whitetop Laurel Creek subwatershed (HUC 060101020201)
- BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH STP, Troutdale: VAG409040, minor, term to 2026-07-31
- BUCHANAN NATHAN RESIDENCE STP, Damascus: VAG409302, minor, term to 2026-07-31
- CLARK AMANDA H AND SIZEMORE JESSICA RESIDENCE STP, Damascus: VAG400816, minor, term to 2026-07-31
- KONNAROCK STORE AND GAS INCORPORATED, Damascus: VAG750025, minor, term to 2022-10-15
- USDA - FOREST SERVICE - GRINDSTONE RECREATION AREA, Marion: VA0022993, minor, term to 2025-01-31
- USDA FS GRINDSTONE WWTP, Troutdale: VAR10T593, minor, term to 2024-06-30
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VAG400841 for BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER STP in Troutdale, VA, held by Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc and discharging to Whitetop Laurel Creek-Big Laurel Creek, with the permit listed as administratively continued and a discharger class of 6. The page lists 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's issue and expiration dates recorded as August 2, 2021 and July 31, 2026.