Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported, Aug 13, 2026

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  "report": {
    "id": "324922",
    "via": "api",
    "incident": "2026-08-13T10:30:00",
    "incident_end": null,
    "received": "2026-08-14T09:19:00",
    "closed": "2026-08-17T15:16:02",
    "modified": "2026-08-17T15:16:02",
    "date_unknown": false,
    "site_name": "SSO - Town of St. Paul - St. Paul WWTP – Lee Street Manhole",
    "address": "Lee Street",
    "city": "Saint Paul",
    "zip": "24283",
    "county_city": "Russell County",
    "region": "Southwest",
    "status_text": "Closed",
    "categories": [
      "Sanitary Sewer Overflow"
    ],
    "waterbody": null,
    "other_waterbody": null,
    "original_waterbody": null,
    "water_threatened": "N",
    "low": null,
    "high": null,
    "unit": null,
    "ssors": null,
    "nrc": [],
    "vdem": null,
    "epa": null,
    "facility_name": "St. Paul Wastewater Treatment Plant",
    "facility_permitted": "Y",
    "responsible_company": "Town of St. Paul",
    "still_occurring": "N"
  },
  "text": {
    "incident_comment": "On August 14, 2026, [name removed], Town Manager of the Town of St. Paul, provided email notification and written report stating that on overflow occurred on August 13, 2026, at 10:30am and has since ceased.  The overflow occurred from a manhole near Lee Street in St. Paul, VA.  The overflow was caused by a blockage of an excessive accumulation of wet wipes that had been flushed into the sanitary sewer system. Approximately 15,000 gallons was lost.  The overflow did not enter state waters.  Town Public Works staff responded to the incident, removed the blockage, and jetted the affected sewer line and manhole.   Following these actions, wastewater flows returned to normal.  Staff confirmed that the blockage had been cleared and the system was functioning properly. The incident was closed on August 17, 2026.",
    "location_comment": "Lee Street. Saint Paul, VA",
    "closure_comment": "The overflow stopped on August 13, 2026, and the 5-day written report was provided via email on August 14, 2026, should further action be needed it will be taken by DEQ SWRO Water Compliance section staff"
  },
  "sewage": [
    {
      "duration_h": null,
      "component": "Manhole",
      "component_id": 1,
      "volume_gal": 15000,
      "volume_unknown": "N",
      "wet_weather": "N",
      "treated": "N",
      "precipitation_in": null,
      "causes": [
        "Blockage"
      ],
      "impacts": [
        "Sewage on Land Surface with Potential Human Exposure"
      ],
      "corrective_action": "Removed the blockage, and jetted the affected sewer line and manhole.  Staff confirmed that the blockage had been cleared and the system was functioning properly.",
      "steps_taken": null,
      "component_comment": null,
      "other_cause": null
    }
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      "type": "5-Day Letter"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-17T12:07:25",
      "type": "Call Received"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-17T12:09:30",
      "type": "Assigned"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-17T12:09:30",
      "type": "Under Investigation"
    },
    {
      "at": "2026-08-17T15:16:02",
      "type": "Closed Call/IR"
    }
  ],
  "created_in_prep": "2026-08-17T12:07:25",
  "event_type_basis": "DEQ category Sanitary Sewer Overflow",
  "permit": {
    "typed_permit": "VA0026221",
    "deq_vpdes_links": [
      "VA0026221"
    ],
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    "ms4_links": null,
    "basis": "DEQ's VPDES link on the report"
  },
  "discharger_match": {
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    "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": null,
    "towns": [
      "Saint Paul",
      "Russell County"
    ],
    "notes": null,
    "echo_outfall": null
  },
  "point": {
    "lat": 36.910677,
    "lon": -82.309944,
    "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": "2026-08-13T10:30:00-04:00",
    "edma_received": "2026-08-14T09:19:00-04:00"
  },
  "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/324922?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), Southwest Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324922, reported Aug 14, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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