CHATHAM TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMEN

Sewer operator · Virginia · Chatham

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.

Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. Small hollow diamonds mark places named in its overflow reports (provisional).

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES): VA0020524
Wastewater outlets: 1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 3 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater: Cherrystone Creek
Tracked waters: Tanyard Branch, VA
Discharge records counted: 6 records · latest Feb 15, 2026, 11:00 PM EST
Total reported volume in these records: 3,250 gallons across the 4 records that give a volume (2 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 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

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Source: CHATHAM TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMEN'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.

1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 3 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).

Treatment plant outfalls

1 outfall

Outfall 001 · receiving water in the permit: Cherrystone Creek · no water record yet · status not published

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit records (ICIS-NPDES permitted features): where a treatment plant’s permitted discharge leaves. No national source says whether a plant outfall is open or closed.

Places named in overflow reports (provisional)

3 places · 1 not on the map (reports say the sewage reached no water)

Provisional location from overflow reports. Where the operator's own reports put an overflow: a manhole, pump station or plant. Not an outfall listed in a permit.

Reported place · 4 overflow reports, latest Feb 15, 2026 · confidence medium · Tanyard Branch, VA
Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Aug 28, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet · not on the map: its reports say the sewage did not reach a water
Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Mar 10, 2025 · confidence medium · Tanyard Branch, VA

Source: the operator's own overflow reports to the state. DirtyWaterWatch groups reports within 50 metres into one place and finds the water below it with U.S. Geological Survey river maps (NLDI, NHDPlus). Not a permitted outfall; provisional until an official outfall record exists.

Reports and advisories

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Reports linked to CHATHAM TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMEN, newest first
When	Report	Status
Feb 15, 11:00 PMto Feb 16, 7:00 AM	Tanyard Branch · Bypass · 50 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Sep 27 ’25, 3:00 AM	Water not mapped · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 28 ’25, 2:15 PMto 6:00 PM	Water not mapped · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 13 ’25, 10:15 AMto 12:27 PM	Tanyard Branch · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Jun 27 ’25, 5:12 PM	Tanyard Branch · Bypass · “6.5 ppm to water (DEQ estimate)” report · notice · map	ended
Mar 10 ’25, 4:30 PMto 9:30 PM	Tanyard Branch · SSO · 3,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:46 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 (1 from CHATHAM TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMEN) · 2025 (5 from CHATHAM TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMEN)

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). 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 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

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