Report not fully read reported, Jun 29, 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 324615, reported Jul 27, 2026, 5:36 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 (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VA0091014). Outlet: not stated. Location: 38.16548, -77.47693; 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: “Ni River”. Not linked to a mapped water.
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.
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
- “untreated sewage”
- Volume
- 1 gallon (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “1 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)”
Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern 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
- 324615
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
- Note
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Record details
| Record identifier | va-deq-prep:324615 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | va-deq-prep |
| Source record number | 324615 |
| 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) | VA0091014 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | Ni River |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 38.165 |
| Longitude | -77.477 |
| Location source | geocoded from an address or place name |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT (2026-06-29T12:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Jul 27, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT (2026-07-27T17:36:36-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Aug 26, 2026, 2:43 PM EDT (2026-08-26T14:43:56-04:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z) |
| Material | untreated sewage |
| Volume, in gallons | 1 |
| Volume as reported | 1 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate) |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern 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/324615 |
Original source data
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"incident": "2026-06-29T12:00:00",
"incident_end": null,
"received": "2026-07-27T17:36:36",
"closed": "2026-08-26T14:43:56",
"modified": "2026-08-26T14:43:56",
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"site_name": "Recreational Adventures Campgrounds LLC",
"address": "7400 Brookside Ln",
"city": "Fredericksburg",
"zip": "22408",
"county_city": "Spotsylvania County",
"region": "Northern",
"status_text": "Closed",
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"facility_permitted": "Y",
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"still_occurring": "N"
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"text": {
"incident_comment": "DEQ staff conducted a CEI inspection on 6-29-2026. During this inspecton, DEQ staff observed solids throughout the chlorine contact tank, dechloriantion tank and DEQ staff observed solids discharing from outfall 001. Additional solids were observed downstream of Outfall 001. Please refer to the inspection report sent to the facility staff on July 13, 2026 for further details.",
"location_comment": "Sewage Treatment Plant",
"closure_comment": "DEQ staff conducted a technical inspection on June 29, 2026. During this ispection, DEQ staff observed solids throughout the Chlorine contact tank, Dechloriation tank, Outfall 001 and the receiving stream. This facility is currently in enforcement and is in the process of signing a consent order. At this time, no further action is requested in relation to this pollution event."
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"wet_weather": "N",
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"at": "2026-07-27T17:40:01",
"type": "Call Received"
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"at": "2026-07-28T11:07:00",
"type": "Under Investigation"
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"type": "Closed Call/IR"
}
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"created_in_prep": "2026-07-27T17:40:01",
"event_type_basis": "DEQ category Unauthorized Discharge of Pollutant(s) is not a sewer-overflow category",
"permit": {
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"VA0091014"
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"by_permit": null,
"by_name": null
},
"volume_basis": "DEQ estimate of the quantity reaching water",
"_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": "Ni River",
"towns": [
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"echo_outfall": null
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"point": {
"lat": 38.165479,
"lon": -77.47693,
"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": "2026-06-29T12:00:00-04:00",
"edma_received": "2026-07-27T17:36:36-04:00"
},
"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.",
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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 324615, reported Jul 27, 2026, 5:36 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.