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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system), Oct 29, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 326056, reported Oct 30, 2026, 12:42 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: Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VA0063690). Outlet: not stated. Location: 37.65771, -77.55111; 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: “Meredith Branch”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Meredith Branch, VA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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
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Reported to the source
Published
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What and how much

Type
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“untreated sewage”
Volume
1,125 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported
“1,125 gallons”

Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office

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Advice period
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Basis
not stated

Status history from this report

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Source and versions

Source
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related
Source record number
326056
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
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Record details

Record details
Record identifierva-deq-prep:326056
Source identifierva-deq-prep
Source record number326056
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierva-henrico-dpu
Sewer operatorHenrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system)
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)VA0063690
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportMeredith Branch
Linked watersmeredith-branch-va
How this report was linked to the waterthe water named in the report
Latitude37.658
Longitude-77.551
Location sourcegeocoded from an address or place name
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedOct 29, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT (2026-10-29T20:45:00-04:00)
EndedOct 29, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT (2026-10-29T22:00:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceOct 30, 2026, 12:42 PM EDT (2026-10-30T12:42:00-04:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedNov 2, 2026, 12:28 PM EST (2026-11-02T12:28:07-05:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 9:40 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:40:36Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons1,125
Volume as reported1,125 gallons
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://portal.deq.virginia.gov/v2/prep/prepReport/326056

Original source data

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    "incident": "2026-10-29T20:45:00",
    "incident_end": null,
    "received": "2026-10-30T12:42:00",
    "closed": "2026-11-02T12:28:07",
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    "site_name": "SSO - Henrico Conveyance - Manhole SMH#405NW017 at 9319 Dolmen Road",
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    "incident_comment": "A sanitary sewer overflow occurred on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 8:45 pm at 9319 Dolmen Rd. The sewer spill occurred at SMH#405NW017 on the 10-inch gravity sewer located near the property at 9319 Dolmen Rd. The spill resulted from a grease blockage in sewer segment SMH#009468 - SMH#405NW017. The spill entered Meredith Branch Creek. County staff were able to unblock the sewer main and the overflow officially ceased at approximately 10:00 PM on October 29, 2026 for a total of 75 mins.\n\nThe estimated discharge volume was approximately 15 gpm for a total of 1125 gallons. The affected area was cleaned, and no adverse impacts associated with the overflow have been observed.",
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  "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), Piedmont Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 326056, reported Oct 30, 2026, 12:42 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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