Report not fully read reported, Jul 1, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office
Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324231, reported Jul 2, 2026, 4:38 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: 37.77340, -79.78264; 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: “James River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to James 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.
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
- Report not fully read
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “sewage”
- Volume
- “43,195 Each to water (DEQ estimate)” (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “43,195 Each to water (DEQ estimate)”
Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge 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
- 324231
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
- Note
- Some details could not be read automatically. Check the original notice.
Record details
| Record identifier | va-deq-prep:324231 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | va-deq-prep |
| Source record number | 324231 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Report not fully read |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | Not provided |
| Sewer operator | Not provided |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | James River |
| Linked waters | james-river-va |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 37.773 |
| Longitude | -79.783 |
| Location source | geocoded from an address or place name |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Jul 1, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT (2026-07-01T11:27:43-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Jul 2, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT (2026-07-02T16:38:38-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Jul 7, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT (2026-07-07T16:36:04-04:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z) |
| Material | sewage |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | 43,195 Each to water (DEQ estimate) |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://portal.deq.virginia.gov/v2/prep/prepReport/324231 |
Original source data
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"report": {
"id": "324231",
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"incident": "2026-07-01T11:27:43",
"incident_end": null,
"received": "2026-07-02T16:38:38",
"closed": "2026-07-07T16:36:04",
"modified": "2026-07-07T16:36:04",
"date_unknown": false,
"site_name": "Citizen monitor elevated E.coli results - Jame River - Iron Gate Public Boat Ramp",
"address": "Botetourt Rd",
"city": "Eagle Rock",
"zip": "24085",
"county_city": "Botetourt County",
"region": "Blue Ridge",
"status_text": "Closed",
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"facility_name": null,
"facility_permitted": "N",
"responsible_company": null,
"still_occurring": "N"
},
"text": {
"incident_comment": "Citizen monitor elevated E.coli results - James River - Iron Gate Public Boat Ramp\n- monitors water weekly here \n- R-Card is showing a result for E.coli of 43,195 CFU/100ml\n- PREP forwarded to BRRO WQM\n- citizen follow-up on 7/3 and 7/4 yielded results within normal range",
"location_comment": "Iron Gate Boat Ramp, James River. Botetourt County, Approx Coordinates: 37.77419, -79.78261",
"closure_comment": "- PREP forwarded to BRRO WQM\n- citizen follow-up on 7/3 and 7/4 yielded results within normal range"
},
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"at": "2026-07-02T16:38:39",
"type": "Call Received"
},
{
"at": "2026-07-02T16:54:57",
"type": "Under Investigation"
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{
"at": "2026-07-02T16:54:57",
"type": "Assigned"
},
{
"at": "2026-07-07T16:36:04",
"type": "Closed Call/IR"
}
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"event_type_basis": "DEQ category No Pollution Noted is not a sewer-overflow category",
"permit": {
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"basis": "none"
},
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},
"volume_basis": "DEQ estimate of the quantity reaching water; unit is not gallons",
"_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": "James River",
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"Eagle Rock",
"Botetourt County"
],
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"echo_outfall": null
},
"point": {
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"lon": -79.782636,
"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": "2026-07-01T11:27:43-04:00",
"edma_received": "2026-07-02T16:38:38-04:00"
},
"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/324231?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), Blue Ridge Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324231, reported Jul 2, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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