Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0026379
CHILHOWIE REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Chilhowie, VA: NPDES VA0026379 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHILHOWIE REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Chilhowie Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit VA0026379, which discharges to Lower Middle Fork Holston River. EPA’s file records it issued February 15, 2013 and expiring February 20, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHILHOWIE REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Chilhowie Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | VA0026379 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 15, 2013 |
| Expiration date | February 20, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Chilhowie, VA 24319 |
| Receiving water | Lower Middle Fork Holston River |
| Subwatershed | Hutton Creek-Middle Fork Holston River (HUC 060101020306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 2With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2015 | 15% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 19Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 15, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| September 28, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| September 27, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 20, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 4, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 25, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 17, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 14, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 24, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| March 28, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| November 12, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 13, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 22, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| December 22, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 15, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 23, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 1, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
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 15, 2026.