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Virginia sewage discharges, August 2026

95 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Virginia dated in August 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.

Records in Virginia, August 2026, newest first
When	Report	Status
Aug 31, 10:40 AMto 10:55 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · South River · SSO · 25,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 28, 5:36 PMto 6:48 PM	Hampton Roads Sanitation District · “Cypress Swamp” · SSO · 1,380 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 28, 9:14 AMto 10:29 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 27, 4:30 PMto 5:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 250 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 27, 3:40 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “sewage confined to excavation and dry ditch” · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · map	reported
Aug 27, 8:00 AMto 11:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Lewis Creek” · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 26, 4:35 PMto 5:35 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Chesapeake Bay · SSO · 200 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 26, 12:28 PMto Aug 27, 2:33 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Peninsula Health District) · “King-Lincoln Beach in Newport News” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 26, 9:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 25, 5:00 PMto Aug 26, 2:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Swift Creek; The majority was recaptured.” · Report · 5,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 25, 12:00 PM	Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Report · 5,870 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 25, 9:40 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “South Anna River” · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 25, 7:33 AMto 8:03 AM	Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater · “Accotink Creek; UT of Accotink Creek” · SSO · 5 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 24	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Black Creek” · Bypass · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 23, 12:01 AMto 3:01 AM	City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment… · Rappahannock River · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 22, 4:22 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Leatherwood Creek; roadside ditch” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 21, 2:55 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Ore Branch; storm drain” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 21, 1:56 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Sugarland Run” · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 19, 4:38 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Fleets Branch” · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 19, 3:01 PMto Aug 20, 4:18 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Northampton County Health Department) · “Cape Charles Public Beach” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 19, 2:44 PMto 3:44 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 19, 1:56 PMto Aug 20, 1:51 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Peninsula Health District) · “Huntington Beach and Hilton Beach” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 19, 1:36 PMto Aug 21, 12:08 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Hampton Health District) · “Buckroe Beach South” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 19, 9:30 AMto 2:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 19, 9:10 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · Report · 50 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 18, 1:00 PMto Aug 19, 11:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · Clinch River · Bypass · 80,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 18, 11:30 AMto 12:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Lick Creek” · Bypass · 750 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 18, 10:00 AMto 11:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 10 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 6:00 PMto Aug 18, 12:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Beaver Creek” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 5:28 PMto 6:28 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Fifteenmile Creek” · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 3:51 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Harris Creek” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 2:44 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Elizabeth River · Report · 200 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 12:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 10:19 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · “Little Creek” · SSO · 8,100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 9:00 AMto 2:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 15,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 17, 8:12 AMto 9:12 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · “Rock Creek” · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 16, 8:08 PMto 9:08 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Bear Creek” · SSO · 115,401 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 16, 4:24 PMto 6:36 PM	Hampton Roads Sanitation District · “Moncuin Creek” · SSO · 58 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 16, 7:00 AMto 8:45 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 16	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 16	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 15, 4:50 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Elizabeth River · SSO · 25 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 14, 12:30 PMto 1:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · North Fork Holston River · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 13, 2:56 PMto Aug 14, 1:47 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Peninsula Health District) · “Hilton Beach in Newport News” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 13, 12:02 PMto 3:43 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Northampton County Health Department) · “Cape Charles Public Beach” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 13, 10:30 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 15,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 13, 10:19 AMto 10:27 AM	Alexandria Renew Enterprises · “Hooff Run; UT of Hooff Run” · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 13, 8:30 AMto 1:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Cranes Nest River” · Bypass · 100,100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 13, 8:30 AMto 1:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Holly Creek” · SSO · 750 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 12, 1:45 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported
Aug 12, 10:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · “Levisa Fork” · SSO · 25,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 12	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “South Mayo River” · Bypass · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 12	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office · SSO · 700 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 11, 3:00 PMto 3:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Discharge was to ground surface.” · Report · 750 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 11, 12:40 PMto 12:52 PM	City of Hopewell · “Cabin Creek” · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 10, 2:45 PMto Aug 11, 10:45 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 2,500 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 10, 1:45 PMto 3:21 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Spring Branch” · SSO · 1,500 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 10, 1:40 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Elizabeth River · Report · 30 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 10, 9:30 AMto 10:30 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Daniels Creek; UT” · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 9, 9:30 PMto Aug 10, 2:30 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Cape Charles Harbor · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 8, 11:45 AMto 1:15 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · 9,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 7, 9:00 PMto 11:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · “Reds Creek; UT” · SSO · 50 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 6, 11:00 AMto 2:00 PM	Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 9,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 6, 8:00 AMto 12:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 205,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5, 10:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office · SSO · 1,800 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5, 5:16 PMto Aug 17, 3:33 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Portsmouth Health Department) · Western Branch Elizabeth River · SSO · 3 million gallons report · notice · map	lifted
Aug 5, 2:28 PMto Aug 6, 3:33 PM	Virginia Department of Health (Hampton Health District) · “Buckroe Beach South” · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice	lifted
Aug 5, 1:29 PMto 3:59 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5, 1:00 PMto 7:45 PM	Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · SSO · 8,100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5, 10:00 AMto 3:00 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 45,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5	City of Hopewell · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 5	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 8:30 PMto 10:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Russia Branch; UT of Russia Branch” · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 8:00 PMto Aug 5, 9:45 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 333,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 8:00 PMto Aug 5, 9:45 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 7:16 PMto Aug 5, 9:16 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Western Branch Elizabeth River · SSO · 3.14 million gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 5:00 PMto Aug 5, 12:00 AM	Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Almond Creek” · SSO · 105,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 4:00 PMto Aug 5, 6:00 AM	Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Elizabeth River · SSO (earlier version) · 3.14 million gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 3:58 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · James River · Report · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 3:47 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · James River · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 3:47 PMto 4:53 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Cypress Swamp” · SSO · 1,440 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 3:01 PMto 3:31 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · “Gravelly Run” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 11:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Onancock Creek · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4, 9:00 AM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Banister River · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map	ongoing
Aug 4	City of Hopewell · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4	City of Hopewell · James River · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 4	City of Hopewell · SSO · 1 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 3, 2:10 PMto 10:10 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Lower Machodoc Creek · SSO · 14,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 3, 1:00 PMto 2:30 PM	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Roanoke River · SSO · 15,000 gallons report · notice · map	ended
Aug 2, 9:45 PMto Aug 3, 7:15 PM	City of Lynchburg Water Resources · “Fishing Creek; UT” · SSO · 45,150 gallons report · notice · map	ended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 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.