Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0027979
ALLEGHANY COUNTY - LOW MOOR WWTP, Low Moor, VA: NPDES VA0027979 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALLEGHANY COUNTY - LOW MOOR WWTP, held by Alleghany Co, holds NPDES permit VA0027979, which discharges to Jackson River-Smith Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 22, 2018 and expiring September 30, 2023. 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.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ALLEGHANY COUNTY - LOW MOOR WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Alleghany Co |
| NPDES ID | VA0027979 |
| 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 | October 22, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Low Moor, VA 24457 |
| Receiving water | Jackson River-Smith Creek |
| Subwatershed | Smith Creek-Jackson River (HUC 020802010507) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 4 | 2 | October 31, 2024 | 76% over the limit |
| E. coli | 1 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 1 | October 31, 2019 | 21% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2021 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2016 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 87% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| August 2, 2018 | 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 14, 2026.