Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported, Nov 4, 2026

Not stated by the source · 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 326121, reported Nov 4, 2026, 4:40 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:14 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

Caution on Aquia Creek: Discharge record with unclear status. Current rule period ends Nov 18, 2026, 4:40 PM EST. This is not a water-quality test.

Why this status: Caution: discharge record with unclear status.

Why we use this rule: A discharge record with unclear status shows caution for 14 days after its report time. It then follows the rule for unconfirmed records.

This rule on the methods page, with its source

A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: AQUIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VA0060968). Outlet: not stated. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Aquia Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Aquia Creek, VA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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.

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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: Nov 4, 2026, 9:32 AM EST
Ended: not reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Nov 4, 2026, 4:40 PM EST
Published: not given
Source last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 5:02 PM EST
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-05 06:14 UTC

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: Not stated by the source
Material: “sewage”
Volume: volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported: none

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

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period: This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis: not stated

Status history from this report

Caution Aquia Creek: Discharge record with unclear status, Nov 4, 2026, 4:40 PM EST to Nov 18, 2026, 4:40 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
End not confirmed Aquia Creek, Nov 18, 2026, 4:40 PM EST to Dec 4, 2026, 9:32 AM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)
No current status shown Aquia Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Dec 4, 2026, 9:32 AM EST to Feb 2, 2027, 4:40 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Source and versions

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related
Source record number: 326121
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	va-deq-prep:326121
Source identifier	va-deq-prep
Source record number	326121
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Not stated by the source
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	Not provided
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	VA0060968
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Not provided
Water named in the report	Aquia Creek
Linked waters	aquia-creek-va
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	Not provided
Longitude	Not provided
Location source	Not provided
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Nov 4, 2026, 9:32 AM EST (2026-11-04T09:32:18-05:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Nov 4, 2026, 4:40 PM EST (2026-11-04T16:40:43-05:00)
Published	Not provided
Source last updated	Nov 4, 2026, 5:02 PM EST (2026-11-04T17:02:14-05:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 5, 2026, 1:14 AM EST (2026-11-05T06:14:53Z)
Material	sewage
Volume, in gallons	Not provided
Volume as reported	Not provided
How volume was determined	not stated whether estimated or measured
Authority	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern 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/326121

Original source data

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Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.