PEPPERS FERRY REGIONAL WASTEWA

Sewer operator · Virginia · Pulaski

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). Dashed river stretches are estimates of where a discharge travels. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES): VA0062685
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: New River
Tracked waters: New River, VA
Discharge records counted: 7 records · latest Oct 11, 2026, 2:42 PM EDT
Total reported volume in these records: 30,419 gallons across the 7 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: PEPPERS FERRY REGIONAL WASTEWA'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: New River · New 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)

3 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 Oct 11, 2026 · confidence medium · New River, VA
Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest May 14, 2026 · confidence medium · Plum Creek, VA · not on the map: its reports say the sewage did not reach a water
Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Dec 26, 2025 · confidence medium · New River, VA · not on the map: its reports say the sewage did not reach a water

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 PEPPERS FERRY REGIONAL WASTEWA, newest first
When	Report	Status
Oct 11, 2:42 PMto 3:31 PM	New River · SSO · 2,850 gallons report · notice · map	ended
May 14, 9:30 AMto 11:00 AM	Water not mapped · SSO · 500 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Mar 3, 9:00 AMto 11:30 AM	Water not mapped · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Dec 26 ’25, 6:08 PMto 6:12 PM	Water not mapped · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Jul 30 ’25, 9:15 PMto 10:21 PM	New River · SSO · 3,100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
May 15 ’25, 5:08 PMto 5:26 PM	Water not mapped · SSO · 500 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Feb 15 ’25, 2:30 PMto 3:18 PM	New River · SSO · 22,369 gallons report · notice · map	ended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:14 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 (3 from PEPPERS FERRY REGIONAL WASTEWA) · 2025 (4 from PEPPERS FERRY REGIONAL WASTEWA)

Other sewer operators on these waters

New River, VA: BLACKSBURG VPI SANITATION AUTH - LOWER STROUBLES, FOSTER FALLS WWTP, GALAX WWTP, GLEN CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, NARROWS TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, PEARISBURG TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, PEMBROKE TOWN - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, Town of Christiansburg WWTF, TOWN OF FRIES WWTP

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.

Caution: Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT to Oct 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
1 report: New River 1
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The records are also in the report table on this page.
Discharge or advisory reported: Oct 11, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT to Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
1 report: New River 1
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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 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

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