Treatment bypass reported, Jul 27, 2026

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  "report": {
    "id": "324817",
    "via": "api",
    "incident": "2026-07-27T00:00:00",
    "incident_end": null,
    "received": "2026-08-10T11:06:40",
    "closed": "2026-08-10T11:44:12",
    "modified": "2026-08-10T11:45:18",
    "date_unknown": false,
    "site_name": "Broad Run Water Reclamation",
    "address": "44961 Loudoun Water Way",
    "city": "Ashburn",
    "zip": "20147",
    "county_city": "Loudoun County",
    "region": "Northern",
    "status_text": "Closed",
    "categories": [
      "Unauthorized Discharge of Pollutant(s)"
    ],
    "waterbody": "Broad Run",
    "other_waterbody": null,
    "original_waterbody": "Broad Run",
    "water_threatened": "Y",
    "low": 1,
    "high": 20000,
    "unit": "Gallons",
    "ssors": null,
    "nrc": [],
    "vdem": null,
    "epa": null,
    "facility_name": "Broad Run Water Reclamation",
    "facility_permitted": "Y",
    "responsible_company": null,
    "still_occurring": "N"
  },
  "text": {
    "incident_comment": "Throughout the week of July 27, the jobsite experienced sustained heavy rainfall. During this timeframe, the 21-inch manway cover on the FRAC tank was left open. This access point allowed excess stormwater to accumulate inside the tank, exceeding capacity and resulting in overfilling onto the surrounding paved lot. \n\nThe Temporary Sanitary Sewer Discharge Application process, administered under Loudoun Water Pretreatment, authorizes the disposal of passivation wastewater into the sanitary sewer system only. Discharge of any industrial wastewater to stormwater conveyances is strictly prohibited under this process and cannot be authorized by Loudoun Water under any circumstance. The discharge described above therefore constitutes an unauthorized release of industrial wastewater to the stormwater system.",
    "location_comment": "The contents of the frac tanks had been emptied onto the paved lot due to heavy rainfall earlier in the week. Evidence observed by Pretreatment staff indicates that the wastewater flowed across the paved surface to a nearby stormwater inlet",
    "closure_comment": "Frac tank overflow. The overflow of the wastewater reached state waters via stromdrains. 5-day letter received on 8-4-2026. No further action requried."
  },
  "sewage": [
    {
      "duration_h": null,
      "component": "Other",
      "component_id": 7,
      "volume_gal": 20000,
      "volume_unknown": null,
      "wet_weather": "Y",
      "treated": null,
      "precipitation_in": null,
      "causes": [],
      "impacts": [],
      "corrective_action": "As stated by the facility: Formal review of the recent discharge protocol violation and standard operating procedures for discharge operations was conducted with on-site superintendent, mechanical foreman, and crew lead overseeing flushing operations. All designated leaders confirmed complete understanding of proper discharge procedures and committed to full compliance moving forward. To ensure full compliance across all remaining system flushes, a strict pre-discharge verification protocol is now enforced. Discharge operations are strictly prohibited until formal testing is completed, written authorization is received, and physical documentation is displayed on-site.",
      "steps_taken": null,
      "component_comment": "Frac Tank",
      "other_cause": null
    }
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    {
      "at": "2026-08-10T11:12:55",
      "type": "Call Received"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-10T11:13:10",
      "type": "Under Investigation"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-10T11:13:10",
      "type": "Assigned"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-10T11:44:12",
      "type": "Closed Call/IR"
    }
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  "created_in_prep": "2026-08-10T11:12:55",
  "event_type_basis": "treatment-plant discharge not filed as a sanitary sewer overflow (category: Unauthorized Discharge of Pollutant(s))",
  "permit": {
    "typed_permit": "VA0091383",
    "deq_vpdes_links": [
      "VA0091383"
    ],
    "ms4": null,
    "ms4_links": null,
    "basis": "DEQ's VPDES link on the report"
  },
  "discharger_match": {
    "by_permit": null,
    "by_name": null
  },
  "volume_basis": "sewage report discharge volume (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": "Broad Run",
    "towns": [
      "Ashburn",
      "Loudoun County"
    ],
    "notes": null,
    "echo_outfall": null
  },
  "point": {
    "lat": 39.031224,
    "lon": -77.445014,
    "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": "2026-07-27T00:00:00-04:00",
    "edma_received": "2026-08-10T11:06:40-04:00"
  },
  "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/324817?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 324817, reported Aug 10, 2026, 11:06 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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