Virginia sewage discharges, December 2025
88 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Virginia dated in December 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.
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. 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.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Bypass · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Christians Creek” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:15 PM | City of Lynchburg Water Resources · “Tomahawk Creek” · SSO · 315 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Occoquan River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 3:24 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Rapidan River · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:12 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:30 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Tinker Creek · SSO · 90 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:08 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · North Fork Shenandoah River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 2:24 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Keatons Run; UT of Keatons Run/Lake” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Stroubles Creek; storm drain -> UT-> Stroubles Creek” · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 11:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Jordan Creek; UT” · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:06 PM | City of Lynchburg Water Resources · “Fishing Creek” · SSO · 70 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · Clinch River · Bypass · 17,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Broad Run; UT of Broad Run” · SSO · “up to 100 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)” · notice · map | ended | |
| to 7:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Aquia Creek · SSO · 11,900 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 3.5 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Dec 21 ’25, 12:40 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 50 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:25 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 1.2 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:10 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 039 CSO 39 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:20 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 014 CSO 14 · CSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:45 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 024 CSO 24 · CSO · 5.3 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:35 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 270,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:55 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 540,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:25 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:55 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 160,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:30 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 015 CSO 15 · CSO · 180,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:50 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 035 CSO 35 · CSO · 120,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 3:25 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Powhite Creek” · SSO · 120 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:35 PM | Alexandria Renew Enterprises · “Hooff Run” · Report · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Reed Creek; Tributary to Reed Creek” · SSO · 303 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Not observed during this IR.” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Doe Run” · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Little Cranberry Creek” · SSO · “5,000-8,000 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)” · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Bypass · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “No receiving stream provided.” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:15 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:58 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:56 AM | Western Virginia Water Authority · “Glade Creek; storm drains” · SSO · 3,250 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · Bypass · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Poquoson River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 5:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Roanoke River · SSO · 1,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Lewis Creek” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Dec 14 ’25, 12:14 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Roanoke River · SSO · 4,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · South Fork Shenandoah River · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:28 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “solids at outfall area” · Bypass · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Lake Anna; UT of Lake Anna.” · Bypass · 1 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Beaverdam Creek” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Brook Run; Brook Run, UT” · Report · “1 (unit not given) to water (DEQ estimate)” · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 8:57 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Middle Fork Holston River” · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Hunting Creek; UT of Hunting Creek” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 15 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Newmarket Creek · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:30 PM | Chesterfield County Utilities · “Powhite Creek” · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:18 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 11:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Roanoke River · SSO · 90 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:26 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 40 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:15 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “North Run” · SSO · 6,750 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Jones Creek; storm drain” · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:50 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Dec 4 ’25, 10:57 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · Clinch River · SSO · 80,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:50 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Flippen Creek” · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:05 PM | Dickenson County Public Service Authority · “Mill Creek” · SSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:35 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 4.6 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:10 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 2.3 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · Hoskins Creek · SSO · 13,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Dec 3 ’25, 1:10 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 34 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 024 CSO 24 · CSO · 3.4 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:00 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 60,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:00 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 015 CSO 15 · CSO · 190,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:40 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 480,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:35 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 035 CSO 35 · CSO · 100,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · James River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 2:00 PM | Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… · “No sewage flowed into any receiving streams or bodies of water.” · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · New River · SSO · volume not reported · 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. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.