Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG402028

CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, Radford, VA: NPDES VAG402028 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
5Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, held by Appalachian Power Company, holds NPDES permit VAG402028, which discharges to New River-Connellys Run. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026.

CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, Radford, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG402028, held by Appalachian Power Company; 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 New River-Connellys Run; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2023, largest 9% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 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.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 20, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Other permits held by Appalachian Power Company

APCO - GLEN LYN, Glen Lyn: VA0000370, issued July 10, 2009
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - CLINCH RIVER PLANT, Cleveland: VA0001015, issued July 1, 2016
CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, Radford: VA0087084, issued June 2, 2014
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - NIAGARA HYDRO PLANT, Vinton: VA0087092, issued August 28, 2013
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - LEESVILLE HYDRO PLANT, Hurt: VA0087106, issued May 28, 2014
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER-SMITH MOUNTAIN HYDRO PLANT, Sandy Level: VA0088765, issued June 13, 2016
AMHERST MONROE 69KV TRANSMISSION LINE, Monroe: VAR10S083, issued July 1, 2019
JOSHUA FALLS RIVERVILLE 138KV TRANSMISSION LINE, Lynchburg: VAR10S084, issued July 1, 2019
SOAPSTONE 138KV LINE EXTENSION, Nelson: VAR10S402, issued July 1, 2019
WILDWOOD 138KV STATION, Carroll County: VAR10T281, issued July 1, 2019

CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 32 discharge permits in the Connellys Run-New River subwatershed (HUC 050500011801), VAG402028 among them.

Other permits in the Connellys Run-New River subwatershed (HUC 050500011801)

CEDAR RIDGE TOWNHOMES EXPANSION, Radford: VAR10S346, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
CHESLEY STREET SUBDIVISION, Radford: VAR10T751, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
CHRISTIANSBURG TOWN - WWTF, Christiansburg: VA0061751, major permit, discharging to New River/Crab Creek, permit term to September 25, 2020
DUDLEY FERRY SUBDIVISION, Fairlawn: VAR10U596, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2029
EAST GATE TOWNHOMES, Radford: VAR10M850, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
ELECTROPLATE RITE CORPORATION, Dublin: VAR050201, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2019
GLORIA VILLAS PHASE II, Radford: VAR10R633, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
HUNTINGTON FOAM LLC, Radford: VAR052431, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
J & J SALES AND SALVAGE LLC, Radford: VAR052133, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
MCHARG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS, Radford: VAR10O741, minor permit, discharging to New River-Connellys Run, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
Permittee as filed	Appalachian Power Company
NPDES ID	VAG402028
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	Radford, VA 24141
Receiving water	New River-Connellys Run
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Connellys Run-New River (HUC 050500011801)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler VAD988204327

Effluent limits and exceedances

5Pollutants on file
5Under 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
Solids, total suspended	1	1	1	August 31, 2023	9% over the limit
pH	2	0	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	1	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG402028.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 20, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 VAG402028.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit VAG402028 for the CLAYTOR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT in Radford, VA, held by Appalachian Power Company and administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class. The page lists 5 as the discharger class, 1 pollutant under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.