NORTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY WWTF
Sewer operator · Virginia · Pocahontas
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)
- VA0091588
- 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
- Laurel Fork
- Tracked waters
- Laurel Fork, VA
- Discharge records counted
- 4 records · latest
- Total reported volume in these records
- 1,590,000 gallons across the 4 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: NORTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY 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; 3 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).
Treatment plant outfalls
1 outfall
- Outfall 001 · receiving water in the permit: Laurel Fork · Laurel Fork, 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
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 Feb 15, 2026 · confidence medium · Laurel Fork, VA
- Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Jan 16, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
- Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Jul 1, 2025 · confidence medium · Laurel Fork, 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.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 5:00 PM | Laurel Fork · SSO · 125,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Laurel Fork · SSO · 45,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Laurel Fork · SSO · 20,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended | |
| Laurel Fork · SSO · 1.4 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 (2 from NORTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY WWTF) · 2025 (2 from NORTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY WWTF)
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.