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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

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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
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

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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
324615
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None
Note
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Record details

Record details
Record identifierva-deq-prep:324615
Source identifierva-deq-prep
Source record number324615
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeReport not fully read
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierNot provided
Sewer operatorNot provided
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)VA0091014
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportNi River
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude38.165
Longitude-77.477
Location sourcegeocoded from an address or place name
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedJun 29, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT (2026-06-29T12:00:00-04:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceJul 27, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT (2026-07-27T17:36:36-04:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedAug 26, 2026, 2:43 PM EDT (2026-08-26T14:43:56-04:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons1
Volume as reported1 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)
How volume was determinedestimated
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/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",
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    "region": "Northern",
    "status_text": "Closed",
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    "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.",
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    "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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      "type": "Call Received"
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      "at": "2026-07-28T11:07:00",
      "type": "Under Investigation"
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      "at": "2026-07-28T11:07:00",
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  "event_type_basis": "DEQ category Unauthorized Discharge of Pollutant(s) is not a sewer-overflow category",
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  "_ended_at_basis": null,
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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": "2026-06-29T12:00:00-04:00",
    "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.",
  "api_url": "https://portal.deq.virginia.gov/prep/api/prepReports/324615?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), 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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