Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0002585
FCWA - GRIFFITH WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Lorton, VA: NPDES VA0002585 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FCWA - GRIFFITH WATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Fairfax Water, holds NPDES permit VA0002585, which discharges to Occoquan River-Belmont Bay. EPA’s file records it issued April 23, 2021 and expiring April 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
What the register holds for FCWA - GRIFFITH WATER TREATMENT PLANT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Lorton, Virginia, its receiving water, and 5 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES VA0002585.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FCWA - GRIFFITH WATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fairfax Water |
| NPDES ID | VA0002585 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 23, 2021 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Lorton, VA 22079 |
| Receiving water | Occoquan River-Belmont Bay |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Belmont Bay-Occoquan River (HUC 020700100803) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VA0002585.
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 VA0002585.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 14, 2026.