MARTINSVILLE CITY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Sewer operator · Virginia · Ridgeway
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). Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.
- Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
- VA0025305
- Wastewater outlets
- 5 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 6 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
- Waters listed as receiving wastewater
- Smith River
- Tracked waters
- Smith River, VA, Jones Creek, VA
- Discharge records counted
- 9 records · latest
- Total reported volume in these records
- 4,642,184 gallons across the 9 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 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.
Public notices and alerts
We do not list an alert service for this operator yet. Check its website.
Source: MARTINSVILLE CITY SEWAGE 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.
5 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 6 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).
Treatment plant outfalls
5 outfalls
- Outfall 001 · receiving water in the permit: Smith River · Smith River, VA · status not published
- Outfall 002 · receiving water in the permit: Smith River · Smith River, VA · status not published
- Outfall 003 · receiving water in the permit: Smith River · Smith River, VA · status not published
- Outfall 004 · receiving water in the permit: Smith River · Smith River, VA · status not published
- Outfall 005 · receiving water in the permit: Smith River · Smith River, VA · 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)
6 places · 2 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 · 3 overflow reports, latest Jul 22, 2026 · confidence medium · Smith River, VA
- Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Mar 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 Sep 25, 2026 · 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 Dec 18, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet
- Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Dec 3, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet
- Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Jun 12, 2025 · confidence medium · Smith River, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water not mapped · SSO · 50 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jul 23, 1:26 PM | Smith River · Bypass · 1.81 million gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 16, 5:00 AM | Smith River · Bypass · 832,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| “Doe Run” · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| to 6:00 PM | Jones Creek · SSO · 50 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:56 PM | Smith River · SSO · 200 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:40 AM | Water not mapped · SSO · 300 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:02 PM | Water not mapped · SSO · 250 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 14 ’25, 4:15 AM | Smith River · Bypass · 2 million 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.
All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (3 from MARTINSVILLE CITY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT) · 2025 (6 from MARTINSVILLE CITY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT)
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The last 90 days
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.