Virginia sewage discharges, February 2026
125 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Virginia dated in February 2026, 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. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “South Fork Rockfish River; Varies. See VPDES file for more documentation.” · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:00 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Meredith Branch” · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2, 9:15 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Stoney Creek” · Bypass · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Western Branch Elizabeth River · SSO · 385,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:15 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Big Rocky Run; discharge into SW inlet SW discharges into UT of Big Rocky Run no adverse environmental impacts observed” · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Great Run; UT of Great Run” · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to Feb 27, 10:00 AM | City of Lynchburg Water Resources · James River · SSO · 1,455 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment… · Rappahannock River · SSO · 125,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 27, 7:32 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Big Cedar Creek” · SSO · 25,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 15,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · Clinch River · Bypass · 45,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 9:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Reed Creek” · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater · “Pohick Creek” · Report · 51,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:14 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:19 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 10 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), Northern Regional Office · “South Anna River; UT of South Anna River” · Bypass · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 3:30 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · “Lick Run” · SSO · 450 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:03 PM | City of Lynchburg Water Resources · “Blackwater Creek” · SSO · 1,485 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:00 AM | Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 75 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Dead Run” · Bypass · “up to 400 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)” · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · 22 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Stroubles Creek; retention pond” · SSO · 580 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 22, 3:58 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:19 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:49 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “sewage to ground only” · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Pedlar Gap Run” · SSO · “up to 21,300 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)” · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:15 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Fauquier County Water and Sanitation… · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Little River; UT of Little River” · SSO (earlier version) · volume not reported · notice | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:48 PM | Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant · “Little Otter River” · Bypass · 52,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:37 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Fauquier County Water and Sanitation… · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 2:30 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 2,400 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:22 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Roanoke River · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 7:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Appomattox River · SSO · 3,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Almond Creek” · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 024 CSO 24 · CSO · 220,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:16 PM | City of Hopewell · James River · Bypass · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 20, 12:15 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 60,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 22, 7:40 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 1 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 22, 7:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 530,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 20, 12:10 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 24, 6:30 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 015 CSO 15 · CSO · 170,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:15 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Big Moccasin Creek” · SSO · 100,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:18 PM | Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant · “Little Otter River” · SSO · 12,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 23, 1:40 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 15 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:35 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:50 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 850 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Russia Branch; UT of Russia Branch” · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Stoney Creek” · Bypass · 97,199 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 10:15 AM | City of Lynchburg Water Resources · “Blackwater Creek” · SSO · 180 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:45 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Southern Branch Elizabeth River · SSO · 1,750 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 18, 3:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Izac Lake; UT of Izac Lake” · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 19, 2:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Peak Creek” · SSO · 1.98 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · SSO · 800 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:45 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Middle Fork Holston River” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · North Fork Shenandoah River · SSO · 100,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:48 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 14,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 17, 12:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Aquia Creek · SSO · 33,600 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 345 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 3:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Bull Run; UT of Bull Run” · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:28 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Rutledge Creek” · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Rappahannock River · Bypass · 110,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 AM | Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant · “Little Otter River” · Bypass · 292,100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:15 AM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Almond Creek” · SSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 16, 7:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Tanyard Branch” · Bypass · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 16, 12:42 AM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · “Moncuin Creek” · SSO · 10,150 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:10 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Gillies Creek” · 024 CSO 24 · CSO · 2.4 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 23, 2:05 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 63 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 16, 6:20 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 3.1 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 19, 7:05 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 144 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 034 CSO 34 · CSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:45 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 50,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 16, 5:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Smith River · Bypass · 832,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:55 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 1.2 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:28 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 16, 12:15 AM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 015 CSO 15 · CSO · 240,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 22, 7:20 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · “Richmond Dock Canal” · 035 CSO 35 · CSO · 280,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Laurel Fork” · SSO · 125,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Bypass · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to Mar 17, 3:32 PM | Virginia Department of Health · Potomac River · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | lifted |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Jackson River · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 10:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 25 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| City of Hopewell · “Cattail Creek” · SSO · 1,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 9:30 PM | Chesterfield County Utilities · “Ashton Creek” · SSO · 1,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:05 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · James River · Report · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 4:15 PM | City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · 015 CSO 15 · CSO · 50,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Per follow up email dated February 17, 2026, SSO did not reach state waters.” · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Lickinghole Creek” · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| City of Hopewell · Appomattox River · SSO · 5,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 12:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Philpott Lake · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 5:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Rocky Run; UT of Difficult Run” · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Mattaponi River · Bypass · 4,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Limestone Branch; UT of Limestone Branch” · SSO · 75 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 1:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Daniels Creek” · SSO · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:30 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · Aquia Creek · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| City of Hopewell · “Bear Creek” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 2:00 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · “Carvin Creek” · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| to 10:31 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Mill Creek · SSO · 7,250 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Feb 4, 9:00 AM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · “Murray Run” · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:45 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · James River · SSO · 25 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| to 10:30 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · South River · SSO · 308,000 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.