Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system)

Sewer utility · Virginia · Fairfax County, Lorton, Springfield

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

No outlet locations are in our records for this operator. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES): VA0025364
Wastewater outlets: None with locations in our records
Waters listed as receiving wastewater: Accotink Creek; Pohick Creek; Giles Run; Backlick Run; Potomac River
Tracked waters: Potomac River, VA, Gunston Cove, VA
Discharge records counted: 19 records · latest Oct 21, 2026, 8:24 AM EDT
Total reported volume in these records: 268,897 gallons across the 18 records that give a volume (1 without one)

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

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Source: Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system)'s public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records.

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Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reports and advisories

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Reports linked to Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system), newest first
When	Report	Status
Oct 21, 8:24 AMto 1:09 PM	“Accotink Creek; UT of Accotink Creek” · SSO · 21,450 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Oct 18, 10:40 AMto 11:10 AM	“Backlick Run; UT of Backlick Run” · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Oct 5, 3:25 PMto 5:55 PM	“Long Branch” · SSO · 2,430 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Sep 21, 6:53 PMto 9:23 PM	“unnamed trib to Pohick Creek” · SSO · 500 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Sep 3, 4:00 PM	“Pohick Creek” · Report · 32,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 25, 7:33 AMto 8:03 AM	“Accotink Creek; UT of Accotink Creek” · SSO · 5 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Jun 1, 12:30 PMto 12:33 PM	Water not mapped · Report · 20 gallons report · notice · map	ended
May 8, 8:27 AMto 9:27 AM	“Woodglen Lake; UT of Woodglen Lake no environmental impacts observed” · SSO · 20 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Apr 28, 11:30 AMto 11:36 AM	“impacts to site SWsystem only no impacts to stream” · Report · 50 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Mar 26, 8:35 PMto Mar 27, 1:05 AM	“Middle Run; UT of Middle Run” · SSO · 156,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Feb 25, 7:30 PMto 8:00 PM	“Pohick Creek” · Report · 51,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Jan 2, 4:46 PMto 7:01 PM	“Discharge to dry pond.” · SSO · 367 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Oct 18 ’25, 10:38 AMto 12:38 PM	Water not mapped · SSO · 10 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Sep 1 ’25, 3:55 PMto 11:55 PM	“Cherry Run” · SSO · 2,270 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 8 ’25, 7:39 AMto Aug 10 ’25, 7:39 AM	“Accokeek Creek; Unkown release amount.” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
May 5 ’25, 10:00 AMto May 6 ’25, 4:00 AM	“Pohick Creek; flowed into curb inlet to unnamed tributary to Pohick Creek” · SSO · 800 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Mar 31 ’25, 3:32 PMto 5:32 PM	“Giles Run; UT of Giles Run” · SSO · 1,100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Jan 7 ’25, 6:35 PMto 9:50 PM	Water not mapped · SSO · 350 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Jan 3 ’25, 6:55 AM	“Per the five day letter, the facility believes the spill did not reach Pohick Creek.” · Report · 425 gallons report · notice · map	ended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (12 from Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system)) · 2025 (7 from Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system))

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The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for the waters this sewer operator's reports were placed on in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.