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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG401465

MILL CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, Port Republic, VA: NPDES VAG401465 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MILL CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, held by Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, holds NPDES permit VAG401465, which discharges to North River-Mill Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026.

MILL CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, Port Republic, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG401465, held by Mill Creek Church of the Brethren; 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 North River-Mill Creek; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 578% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2025, largest 27% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • April 14, 2026: Evaluation (S).

MILL CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 33 discharge permits in the Mill Creek-North River subwatershed (HUC 020700050606), VAG401465 among them.

Other permits in the Mill Creek-North River subwatershed (HUC 020700050606)

  • BURNS BRUCE AND ALICIA RESIDENCE, Port Republic: VAG401720, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • CONGER'S CREEK SUBDIVISION, Harrisonburg: VAR10N366, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CONGERS CREEK PHASE 4, Rockingham: VAR10W336, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • CONGERS CREEK SUBDIVISION, Harrisonburg: VAR10N404, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CONGERS CREEK TOWNHOMES, Rockingham: VAR10O767, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • COSNER BOYERS ROAD TOWNHOMES, Rockingham: VAR10N490, minor permit, discharging to North River-Pleasant Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CRISTIAN LUIS RESIDENCE, Port Republic: VAG408178, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • CROSSKEYS VINEYARDS, Mount Crawford: VAG408584, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • DANACEAU CHRISTOPHER AND LEAH HAWORTH RESIDENCE, Mt. Crawford: VAG408255, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • DEAN BRADLEY RESIDENCE, Penn Laird: VAG408152, minor permit, discharging to North River-Mill Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedMILL CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Permittee as filedMill Creek Church of the Brethren
NPDES IDVAG401465
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
AddressPort Republic, VA 24471
Receiving waterNorth River-Mill Creek
SubwatershedMill Creek-North River (HUC 020700050606)
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
Solids, total suspended122August 31, 2025578% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C121August 31, 202527% over the limit
pH200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG401465.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 14, 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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VAG401465.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit VAG401465, held by Mill Creek Church of the Brethren in Port Republic, VA, which discharges to North River-Mill Creek in the Mill Creek-North River subwatershed (HUC 020700050606). The permit is listed as administratively continued, a minor discharger class 4, with 2 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.