Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0074161
FORT CHISWELL WWTP, Max Meadows, VA: NPDES VA0074161 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORT CHISWELL WWTP, held by Fort Chiswell WWTP, holds NPDES permit VA0074161, which discharges to Lower Reed Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 10, 2016 and expiring November 30, 2021. 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 | FORT CHISWELL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fort Chiswell WWTP |
| NPDES ID | VA0074161 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 10, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Max Meadows, VA 24360 |
| Receiving water | Lower Reed Creek |
| Subwatershed | Miller Creek-Reed Creek (HUC 050500011003) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2015 | 65% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 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 | ||
| E. coli | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| September 26, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| August 29, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 25, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| May 20, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 23, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 24, 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.