Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0090671
ALLEGHANY CO - LOWER JACKSON RIVER REGIONAL WWTP, Iron Gate, VA: NPDES VA0090671 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALLEGHANY CO - LOWER JACKSON RIVER REGIONAL WWTP, held by Alleghany Co, holds NPDES permit VA0090671, which discharges to Jackson River-Smith Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026. 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 | ALLEGHANY CO - LOWER JACKSON RIVER REGIONAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Alleghany Co |
| NPDES ID | VA0090671 |
| 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 | September 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Iron Gate, VA 24448 |
| Receiving water | Jackson River-Smith Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Smith Creek-Jackson River (HUC 020802010507) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 1 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, percent removal [total] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 20Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 13, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 16, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 15, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| December 6, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| May 27, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 18, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 13, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| August 2, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| November 11, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 9, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| July 27, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| July 13, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 24, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 23, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 22, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| September 27, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| July 23, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| March 1, 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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