Virginia sewage discharges, June 2025
123 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Virginia dated in June 2025, newest first. Each record keeps the source's own times and wording.
Source: the agencies, sewer operators and EPA records named on each row and on the Sources page. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 9:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Beaverpond Creek” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:20 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Tinker Creek · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:30 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Gillie Creek” · SSO · 30,735 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Almond Creek” · 012 CSO 12 · CSO · 90,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:20 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:50 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 024 CSO 24 · CSO · 3.5 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 026 CSO 26 · CSO · 130,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 2.6 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:40 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 025 CSO 25 · CSO · 70,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Stoney Run” · 031 CSO 31 · CSO · 1.4 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:40 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 007 CSO 07 · CSO · 90,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 170,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:05 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 014 CSO 14 · CSO · 170,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:35 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 039 CSO 39 · CSO · 100,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:20 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · “Moncuin Creek” · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 780,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 1.6 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:00 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 035 CSO 35 · CSO · 320,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:10 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Frying Pan Branch; no detrimental impacts observed” · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Elizabeth River · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Tanyard Branch” · Bypass · “6.5 ppm to water (DEQ estimate)” · notice · map | ended | |
| to 5:00 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:58 PM | City of Norfolk Department of Utilities · “Crab Creek” · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:42 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Gillie Creek” · SSO · 8,150 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Ivy Creek” · SSO · 231,750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · “Lake Bradford” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 7:20 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · New River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 29 ’25, 10:45 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 2.5 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 190,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:25 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Stoney Run” · 031 CSO 31 · CSO · 80,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:25 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:20 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 30 ’25, 3:20 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 95 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:25 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 007 CSO 07 · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “UT of Aquia Creek, Five day letter indicated that the SSO did not appear to enter the retention pond and no evidence observed downstream.” · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · James River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jul 23 ’25, 4:00 PM | Virginia Department of Health (Peninsula Health District) · “Hilton Beach in Newport News” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to 3:00 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Deep Run” · SSO · 2,625 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “No body of water was affected because of this incident.” · SSO · 75 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 25 ’25, 1:45 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Hot Springs Run” · SSO · 70,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| City of Hopewell · Appomattox River · SSO · 1,440 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 8:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · James River · SSO · 6,300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Ivy Creek; UT” · SSO · 58,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Appomattox River · SSO · 160 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| not statedto Jun 20 ’25, 9:01 AM | Virginia Department of Health (Peninsula Health District) · “Anderson and King-Lincoln” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Appomattox River · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| City of Hopewell · Appomattox River · SSO · 5,040 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 7:45 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 20 ’25, 9:07 AM | Virginia Department of Health (Hampton Health District) · “Buckroe Beach South in Hampton, Virginia” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to Jun 25 ’25, 3:27 PM | Virginia Department of Health (Peninsula Health District) · “Huntington and Hilton Beaches in Newport News, Virginia” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to Jun 19 ’25, 8:22 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Isaacs Creek” · SSO · 381,938 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Appomattox River · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| City of Hopewell · Appomattox River · SSO · 1,080 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jun 17 ’25, 2:49 AM | Western Virginia Water Authority · “Story Creek” · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 17 ’25, 7:30 AM | Western Virginia Water Authority · James River · SSO · 15,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Plum Creek; UT” · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 7:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 5,400 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Private Pond” · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jun 16 ’25, 1:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Gunston Cove · SSO · 8,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:35 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 014 CSO 14 · CSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 17 ’25, 1:25 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 5.2 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 17 ’25, 1:35 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 4.6 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 17 ’25, 5:05 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 17 ’25, 4:55 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 19 ’25, 9:20 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 112 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 19 ’25, 5:30 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 035 CSO 35 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 19 ’25, 5:45 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 850,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Lake of the Woods” · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 9:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Mountain Run; storm drain which outfalls to Mountain Run” · SSO · 62,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · “Mason Creek” · SSO · 25 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 6:20 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:30 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 024 CSO 24 · CSO · 540,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 18 ’25, 4:45 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 039 CSO 39 · CSO · 110,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 2:15 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Approximately 60 gallons of untreated domestic wastewater. There is no evidence that the discharge reached state waters, however, the potential receiving stream would be the Chickahominy River.” · SSO · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:56 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Smith River · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Harrison Creek” · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jun 12 ’25, 5:10 PM | Virginia Department of Health (Hampton Health District) · “Buckroe Beach South in Hampton, VA” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to 3:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Popes Head Creek; UT of Popes Head Creek” · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jun 11 ’25, 3:44 PM | Virginia Department of Health (Norfolk Health Department) · “North Community Beach in Norfolk” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to Jun 11 ’25, 9:30 AM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Roanoke River · SSO · 5,650 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 75 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 5:50 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 30,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:40 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 10 ’25, 9:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “North Fork Powell River” · SSO · 180,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:35 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 016 CSO 16 · CSO · 70,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:59 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · “Jackpen Creek; Receptor (ground, creek, etc) Ground to Moncuin Creek Describe Discharge (NPW, RWI, etc) RWI Chlorinated Total Quantity Discharged 6000 gallons Quantity Recovered 0 gallons Quantity Not Recovered 6000 gallons” · SSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 8:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · South River · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · South River · SSO · 27,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 10 ’25, 6:25 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 035 CSO 35 · CSO · 30,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:12 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:34 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Mattaponi River · SSO · 11,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 8 ’25, 9:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Peach Bottom Creek” · Bypass · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Horn Quater Creek” · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Chincoteague Bay · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “South Anna River; South Anna River, UT” · Bypass · 1 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 10:15 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Potomac River; UT of Potomac River” · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jun 5 ’25, 4:06 PM | Virginia Department of Health (Hampton Health District) · “Buckroe Beach South in Hampton, VA” · Beach advisory · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to 2:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Jackson River · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant · “Little Otter River; UT” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 6:09 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Roanoke River · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant · “Johns Creek” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to Jun 4 ’25, 2:20 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Claiborne Run; UT of Claiborne Run” · SSO · 380,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 11:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 2,400 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Spring Branch” · SSO · 3,750 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 8:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Dockery Creek” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:05 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 2.8 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC; City of Richmond monthly CSO outfall reports (per-outfall overflow events, XLSX), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:39 UTC; Virginia Department of Health recreational water and swimming advisories (newsroom search RSS), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.