Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0026514
DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Dahlgren, VA: NPDES VA0026514 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by King George County Service Authority, holds NPDES permit VA0026514, which discharges to Upper Machodoc Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 12, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024. 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 | DAHLGREN DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | King George County Service Authority |
| NPDES ID | VA0026514 |
| 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 | December 12, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Dahlgren, VA 22485 |
| Receiving water | Upper Machodoc Creek |
| Subwatershed | Upper Machodoc Creek (HUC 020700110601) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 20 | 20 | January 31, 2022 | 170% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 1 | 12 | 12 | November 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 11 | 11 | February 28, 2026 | 140% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 8 | 8 | December 31, 2024 | 133% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 1 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2024 | 133% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 3 | 3 | January 31, 2022 | 127% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 1990 | 11% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2024 | 15% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Cyprinodon variegatus | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 20, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 20, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 1, 2019 | 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.