Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater treatment plant · Virginia · Tappahannock
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)
- VA0071471
- Wastewater outlets
- None with locations in our records
- Waters listed as receiving wastewater
- Hoskins Creek; Rappahannock River
- Tracked waters
- Hoskins Creek, VA, Rappahannock River, VA
- Discharge records counted
- 8 records · latest
- Total reported volume in these records
- 1,524,366 gallons across the 8 records that give a volume
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
We do not list an alert service for this operator yet. Check its website.
Source: Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant'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. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to Sep 10, 9:45 AM | Hoskins Creek · SSO · 1,100 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | Water not mapped · Report · 500 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | Hoskins Creek · SSO · 13,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:00 PM | “No sewage flowed into any receiving streams or bodies of water.” · SSO · 600 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:45 AM | Hoskins Creek · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 16 ’25, 8:07 AM | Rappahannock River, Hoskins Creek · Bypass · 725,000 gallons report · notice · map | lifted |
| Hoskins Creek · Bypass · 725,166 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| to 8:15 AM | Hoskins Creek · SSO · 57,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC; Virginia Department of Health recreational water and swimming advisories (newsroom search RSS), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (2 from Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant) · 2025 (6 from Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant)
Other sewer operators on these waters
- Rappahannock River, VA: City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority - Remington WWTP
The last 90 days
- Caution: to 1 report: Hoskins Creek 1
Show records
The records are also in the report table on this page.
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Hoskins Creek 1
Show records
The records are also in the report table on this page.
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.