DirtyWaterWatch Public waters. Public record.

Virginia / Reports /

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported

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

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324187, reported Jun 29, 2026, 5:43 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

This report does not set a map status as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check its dates and the status rules.

A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.

Read the original notice · Report an error

1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: not named. Outlet: not stated. Location: 37.24872, -76.68712; 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: “College Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water. name match too far (2.6 km)

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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.

Open on the main map

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
not reported
Ended
not reported
Detail provided by the source
not stated
Reported to the source
Published
not given
Source last updated
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

What and how much

Type
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“sewage”
Volume
volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported
none

Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater 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

Source and versions

Source
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related
Source record number
324187
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:324187
Source identifierva-deq-prep
Source record number324187
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
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 reportCollege Creek
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude37.249
Longitude-76.687
Location sourcegeocoded from an address or place name
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedNot provided
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceNot provided
Reported to the sourceJun 29, 2026, 5:43 PM EDT (2026-06-29T17:43:00-04:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedJul 13, 2026, 12:36 PM EDT (2026-07-13T12:36:00-04:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z)
Materialsewage
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reportedNot provided
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://portal.deq.virginia.gov/v2/prep/prepReport/324187

Original source data

{
  "report": {
    "id": "324187",
    "via": "api",
    "incident": null,
    "incident_end": null,
    "received": "2026-06-29T17:43:00",
    "closed": "2026-07-13T12:36:00",
    "modified": "2026-07-13T12:36:00",
    "date_unknown": true,
    "site_name": "SSO - 1470 Quarterpath Rd - Williamsburg",
    "address": "1470 Quarterpath Road",
    "city": "Williamsburg",
    "zip": "23185",
    "county_city": "Williamsburg City",
    "region": "Tidewater",
    "status_text": "Closed",
    "categories": [
      "Sanitary Sewer Overflow",
      "Risk Tier 2"
    ],
    "waterbody": "College Creek",
    "other_waterbody": null,
    "original_waterbody": "College Creek",
    "water_threatened": "Y",
    "low": null,
    "high": null,
    "unit": null,
    "ssors": null,
    "nrc": [],
    "vdem": null,
    "epa": null,
    "facility_name": null,
    "facility_permitted": "N",
    "responsible_company": null,
    "still_occurring": "Y"
  },
  "text": {
    "incident_comment": "DEQ received a report that during microbial source tracking in College Creek, an active sewage overflow was discovered at 1470 Quarterpath Rd, Williamsburg, VA.  DEQ conducted a site visit and found no active release, however at the time of inspection a bypass pump was in operation on there property.",
    "location_comment": "Harris Teeter",
    "closure_comment": "No release observed during site visit.  Bypass pump installed at rear of property observed during inspection."
  },
  "sewage": [],
  "status_log": [
    {
      "at": "2026-06-30T00:00:00",
      "type": "Site Visit"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-06-30T08:22:24",
      "type": "Call Received"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-07-01T10:19:39",
      "type": "Under Investigation"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-07-01T10:19:40",
      "type": "Assigned"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-07-13T12:36:00",
      "type": "Closed Call/IR"
    }
  ],
  "created_in_prep": "2026-06-30T08:22:24",
  "event_type_basis": "DEQ category Sanitary Sewer Overflow",
  "permit": {
    "typed_permit": null,
    "deq_vpdes_links": null,
    "ms4": null,
    "ms4_links": null,
    "basis": "none"
  },
  "discharger_match": {
    "by_permit": null,
    "by_name": null
  },
  "volume_basis": null,
  "_ended_at_basis": null,
  "_time_basis": "PReP API times are local wall-clock times with no zone, read as America/New_York. The export table stores local time + 5 h all year (decoded by subtracting 5 h); the EDMA point layer stores local time labelled as UTC (decoded by reading the UTC clock as local).",
  "water_placement": {
    "text": "College Creek",
    "towns": [
      "Williamsburg",
      "Williamsburg City"
    ],
    "notes": null,
    "echo_outfall": null
  },
  "point": {
    "lat": 37.248723,
    "lon": -76.687124,
    "layer": "DEQ EDMA layer 175 (PReP Reports, Daily)",
    "reference_point": "PG",
    "note": "DEQ's geocode of the report's site address (REFERENCE_POINT 'PG'), not an outfall point",
    "edma_incident": null,
    "edma_received": "2026-06-29T17:43:00-04:00"
  },
  "attribution": "DEQ is the data source. DEQ does not certify that this data represents a complete record. This data is provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth free of charge and for informational purposes only.",
  "api_url": "https://portal.deq.virginia.gov/prep/api/prepReports/324187?expand=prepStatusCode,prepUnitTypeCode,prepReportSewages.prepComponentTypeCode,prepReportSewages.prepSewageCauses.prepCauseCode,prepReportSewages.prepSewageImpacts.prepImpactTypeCode,prepReportReleaseSubtypes.prepReleaseSubtypeCode,prepReportPermitViews,prepOriginalReport,prepReportEvents.prepEventTypeCode,prepFipsCode.fipsRegion"
}

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324187, reported Jun 29, 2026, 5:43 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.