Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAN040065

COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Covington, VA: NPDES VAN040065 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Covington City - Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit VAN040065. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2021.

COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Covington, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAN040065, held by Covington City - Wastewater Treatment Plant; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 1, 2017, term to December 31, 2021, by Virginia.

Nitrogen, Total As N: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2025, largest 36% over the limit.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 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.
Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 23, 2026: Evaluation (S).

COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Pounding Mill Creek-Jackson River subwatershed (HUC 020802010504), VAN040065 among them.

Other permits in the Pounding Mill Creek-Jackson River subwatershed (HUC 020802010504)

2024 POLE REPLACEMENTS LINE 161 STRUCTURES 161/27, Alleghany County: VAR10V065, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS TENNIS COURTS, Covington: VAR10X353, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
ALLEGHANY REDI-MIX LLC - COVINGTON, Covington: VAG110019, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to December 31, 2023
COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Covington: VA0025542, major permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to January 31, 2024
COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Covington: VAR052618, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
COVINGTON SEW. TREAT. PLANT,CO, Covington: VAL025542, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
NISOURCE COVINGTON OPERATIONS CENTER, Covington: VAR10V122, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
PETERS MOUNTAIN LANDFILL, Covington: VAR051392, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
SAVE S CARPENTER DR, Covington: VAR10T393, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
VDOT - LEXINGTON - U000-107-171- UPC 118973, City Of Covington: VAR10W286, minor permit, discharging to Jackson River-Pounding Mill Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permittee as filed	Covington City - Wastewater Treatment Plant
NPDES ID	VAN040065
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	January 1, 2017
Expiration date	December 31, 2021
Issuing agency	Virginia
Address	Covington, VA 24426
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Pounding Mill Creek-Jackson River (HUC 020802010504)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under 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
Nitrogen, Total As N	1	1	1	December 31, 2025	36% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	0	0
Phosphorus, Total As P	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAN040065.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 23, 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 VAN040065.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VAN040065 for COVINGTON CITY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT in Covington, VA, held by Covington City - Wastewater Treatment Plant and listed as administratively continued with a Minor Discharger class of 7. The page lists 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued January 1, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2021.