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Treatment bypass reported, Jun 9, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 323911, reported Jun 9, 2026, 3:58 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: not named. Outlet: not stated. Location: 38.89890, -78.21894; location source: geocoded from an address or place name.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “South Fork Shenandoah River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to South Fork Shenandoah River, VA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started
Ended
not reported
Detail provided by the source
Times known to the minute
Reported to the source
Published
not given
Source last updated
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

What and how much

Type
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“untreated sewage”
Volume
volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported
none

Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period
This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis
not stated

Status history from this report

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Source and versions

Source
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related
Source record number
323911
Original notice
Read the original notice
Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierva-deq-prep:323911
Source identifierva-deq-prep
Source record number323911
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeTreatment bypass
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierNot provided
Sewer operatorNot provided
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)Not provided
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportSouth Fork Shenandoah River
Linked waterssouth-fork-shenandoah-river-va
How this report was linked to the waterthe water named in the report
Latitude38.899
Longitude-78.219
Location sourcegeocoded from an address or place name
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedJun 9, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT (2026-06-09T10:00:00-04:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceJun 9, 2026, 3:58 PM EDT (2026-06-09T15:58:35-04:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedJun 18, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT (2026-06-18T12:54:59-04:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reportedNot provided
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://portal.deq.virginia.gov/v2/prep/prepReport/323911

Original source data

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Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 323911, reported Jun 9, 2026, 3:58 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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