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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility, Jul 15, 2026

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

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324430, reported Jul 16, 2026, 12:24 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: City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VA0025127). Outlet: not stated. Location: 38.30660, -77.51480; 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

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3. Estimated downstream stretch

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When it happened and when it was reported

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Started
Ended
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Times known to the minute
Reported to the source
Published
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Source last updated
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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
“untreated sewage”
Volume
250 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported
“250 gallons”

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

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Advice period
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Basis
not stated

Source and versions

Source
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related
Source record number
324430
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierva-deq-prep:324430
Source identifierva-deq-prep
Source record number324430
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierva-fredericksburg
Sewer operatorCity of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)VA0025127
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportNot provided
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude38.307
Longitude-77.515
Location sourcegeocoded from an address or place name
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedJul 15, 2026, 12:50 PM EDT (2026-07-15T12:50:24-04:00)
EndedJul 15, 2026, 1:35 PM EDT (2026-07-15T13:35:24-04:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceJul 16, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT (2026-07-16T12:24:39-04:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedJul 22, 2026, 5:33 PM EDT (2026-07-22T17:33:48-04:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons250
Volume as reported250 gallons
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://portal.deq.virginia.gov/v2/prep/prepReport/324430

Original source data

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    "incident": "2026-07-15T12:50:24",
    "incident_end": null,
    "received": "2026-07-16T12:24:39",
    "closed": "2026-07-22T17:33:48",
    "modified": "2026-07-22T17:33:48",
    "date_unknown": false,
    "site_name": "SSO - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg WWTP - Carl D Silver Pkwy",
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    "region": "Northern",
    "status_text": "Closed",
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    "still_occurring": "N"
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  "text": {
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    "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": "2026-07-15T12:50:24-04:00",
    "edma_received": "2026-07-16T12:24:39-04:00"
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  "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.",
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Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324430, reported Jul 16, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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