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SPRING BRANCH WWTF

Sewer operator · Virginia · Waverly

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)
VA0061310
Wastewater outlets
1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 7 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Spring Branch
Tracked waters
Spring Branch, VA
Discharge records counted
17 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
807,500 gallons across the 16 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 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

We do not list an alert service for this operator yet. Check its website.

Source: SPRING BRANCH WWTF'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; 7 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).

Treatment plant outfalls

1 outfall

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)

7 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 · 9 overflow reports, latest Feb 26, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Apr 13, 2025 · confidence medium · Spring Branch, VA
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Aug 16, 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 Jul 15, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Jun 2, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Mar 17, 2025 · confidence medium · Spring Branch, VA
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Mar 17, 2025 · confidence medium · no water record yet

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.

Reports linked to SPRING BRANCH WWTF, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 8:45 AMWater not mapped · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:30 AMWater not mapped · SSO · 15,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:39 PMWater not mapped · SSO · 26,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:00 PMSpring Branch · SSO (earlier version) · 108,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:49 PMWater not mapped · SSO · 79,000 gallons in all mapended
Spring Branch · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to 4:00 PMSpring Branch · SSO · 3,750 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:30 AMWater not mapped · SSO · 4,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:30 PMSpring Branch · SSO · 270,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 3:30 PMSpring Branch · SSO · 160,000 gallons in all mapended
to 10:30 AM“Coppahaunk Swamp” · SSO · 1,750 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Mar 17 ’25, 9:00 PMSpring Branch · SSO · 175,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:00 AM“Discharge was to ditch on southeast side of Coppahaunk and Norris.” · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:00 PM“DESTTINATION OF UNRECOVERED SPILL: in ditch on the Southeast side of Coppahaunk and Norris” · SSO · 33,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:30 PM“DESTTINATION OF UNRECOVERED SPILL: in ditch on the Southeast side of Coppahaunk and Norris” · SSO · 12,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:30 PMSpring Branch · SSO · 17,000 gallons report · notice · mapended

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 (2 from SPRING BRANCH WWTF) · 2025 (16 from SPRING BRANCH WWTF)

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.