Report not fully read reported, Sep 16, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office
Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 325364, reported Sep 16, 2026, 1:48 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, VA0060445). Outlet: not stated. Location: 36.68879, -79.74359; 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: “Mill Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water. name match too far (109.4 km)
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
- 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
- “sewage (reported as treated or partly treated)”
- Volume
- 418 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume as reported
- “418 gallons”
Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office
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- 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
- 325364
- 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:325364 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | va-deq-prep |
| Source record number | 325364 |
| 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) | VA0060445 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | Mill Creek |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 36.689 |
| Longitude | -79.744 |
| Location source | geocoded from an address or place name |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Sep 16, 2026, 10:35 AM EDT (2026-09-16T10:35:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Sep 16, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT (2026-09-16T11:05:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Sep 16, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT (2026-09-16T13:48:00-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Sep 16, 2026, 2:03 PM EDT (2026-09-16T14:03:12-04:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z) |
| Material | sewage (reported as treated or partly treated) |
| Volume, in gallons | 418 |
| Volume as reported | 418 gallons |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge 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/325364 |
Original source data
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"incident": "2026-09-16T10:35:00",
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"site_name": "UPD - Piedmont Estates Lagoon - HCPSA",
"address": "279 Falcon Road",
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"type": "Call Received"
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"type": "Under Investigation"
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"at": "2026-09-16T14:02:36",
"type": "Assigned"
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"_ended_at_basis": "incident time + duration 0.5 h (sewage report)",
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"water_placement": {
"text": "Mill Creek",
"towns": [
"Axton",
"Henry County"
],
"notes": [
"'mill creek': the point is not near any of the 2 Virginia waters with this name: not used"
],
"echo_outfall": null
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"point": {
"lat": 36.688791,
"lon": -79.74359,
"layer": "DEQ EDMA layer 175 (PReP Reports, Daily)",
"reference_point": "FC",
"note": "DEQ's geocode of the report's site address (REFERENCE_POINT 'PG'), not an outfall point",
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"edma_received": "2026-09-16T13:48:00-04:00"
},
"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.",
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} Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 325364, reported Sep 16, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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