Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG408037
MERCY SEAT CHURCH, Elkton, VA: NPDES VAG408037 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MERCY SEAT CHURCH, held by Mercy Seat Church, holds NPDES permit VAG408037, which discharges to South Fork Shenandoah River-Elk Run-Boone 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 (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MERCY SEAT CHURCH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Mercy Seat Church |
| NPDES ID | VAG408037 |
| 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 | Elkton, VA 22827 |
| Receiving water | South Fork Shenandoah River-Elk Run-Boone Run |
| Subwatershed | Boone Run-Elk Run-South Fork Shenandoah River (HUC 020700050804) |
| 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
- 3With 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 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAG408037.
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 VAG408037.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 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 VAG408037.
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 October 14, 2026.