Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG401146
WASHINGTON GAS-SHENANDOAH STATION, Winchester, VA: NPDES VAG401146 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WASHINGTON GAS-SHENANDOAH STATION, held by Washington Gas Light Company, holds NPDES permit VAG401146, which discharges to Opequon Creek-Sulphur Spring Run. 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 (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WASHINGTON GAS-SHENANDOAH STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Washington Gas Light Company |
| NPDES ID | VAG401146 |
| 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 | Winchester, VA 22602 |
| Receiving water | Opequon Creek-Sulphur Spring Run |
| Subwatershed | Sulphur Spring Run-Opequon Creek (HUC 020700040901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 1With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 73% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG401146.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG401146.
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 VAG401146.
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 September 15, 2026.