RUTLEDGE CREEK WWTP
Sewer operator · Virginia · Amherst
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)
- VA0031321, VAN040071
- Wastewater outlets
- 2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 1 place named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
- Waters listed as receiving wastewater
- Rutledge Creek
- Tracked waters
- Rutledge Creek, VA
- Discharge records counted
- 2 records · latest
- Total reported volume in these records
- 1,385,000 gallons across the 1 record 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 2026-11-05 08:16 UTC.
Public notices and alerts
We do not list an alert service for this operator yet. Check its website.
Source: RUTLEDGE CREEK WWTP'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.
2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 1 place named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).
Treatment plant outfalls
2 outfalls
- Outfall 001 · receiving water in the permit: Rutledge Creek · Rutledge Creek, VA · status not published
- Outfall 500 · receiving water in the permit: Rutledge Creek · Rutledge Creek, 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)
1 place
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 · 2 overflow reports, latest May 13, 2025 · confidence medium · Rutledge Creek, 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.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 9:00 AM | Rutledge Creek · Bypass · volume not reported report · notice · map | ended |
| Rutledge Creek · Bypass · 1.39 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: 2025 (2 from RUTLEDGE CREEK WWTP)
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 08:16 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.