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Reported sewage discharges in Virginia
Updated . We track 76 waters in Virginia: 1 with a discharge or advisory status, 0 with caution, and 1 with no confirmed discharge end. 74 have no current status on their water outline. 107 discharge records dated within the last 30 days.
Source: DirtyWaterWatch statuses from the sources checked automatically, listed below. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.
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.
Discharge or advisory reported 1 water
- Latest record: Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), · 8 sewer operators
End not confirmed 1 water
- Latest record: Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), · 0 sewer operators
No current status shown 74 waters
- Appomattox River
- Aquia Creek
- Assateague Channel
- Back River
- Banister River
- Blackwater River
- Broad Bay
- Cape Charles Harbor
- Chesapeake Bay
- Chickahominy River
- Chincoteague Bay
- Chincoteague Channel
- Claytor Lake
- Clinch River
- Dan River
- East River
- Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River
- Elizabeth River
- Four Mile Run
- Goose Creek
- Gunston Cove
- Hoskins Creek
- Hunting Run Reservoir
- Jackson River
- Johns Creek
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Lafayette River
- Lake Anna
- Lake Frederick
- Lake Whitehurst
- Linkhorn Bay
- Little Creek
- Lower Machodoc Creek
- Mattaponi River
- Maury River
- Meredith Branch
- Milford Haven
- Mill Creek
- Mobjack Bay
- Monroe Creek
- Neabsco Creek
- New River
- Newmarket Creek
- North Bay
- North Fork Holston River
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- North River
- North River
- Occoquan River
- Onancock Creek
- Pamunkey River
- Philpott Lake
- Piankatank River
- Poquoson River
- Potomac River
- Potts Creek
- Powells Creek
- Rapidan River
- Rappahannock River
- Rivanna River
- Roanoke River
- Russell Fork
- Smith Mountain Lake
- South Anna River
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- South River
- Southern Branch Elizabeth River
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Swift Creek
- Tinker Creek
- Ware River
- Warwick River
- West Point Creek
- Western Branch Elizabeth River
Sewer operators
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- Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew WRRF and Alexandria combined sewer outfalls) VA0025160
- Alleghany County - Lower Jackson River Regional WWTP VA0090671
- Arlington County DES (Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Chesterfield County Utilities (Falling Creek and Proctors Creek WWTPs) VA0024996
- City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant VA0025542
- City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility VA0025127
- City of Hopewell - Hopewell Water Renewal VA0066630
- City of Lynchburg Water Resources (Lynchburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant) VA0024970
- City of Newport News Public Works, Wastewater Division
- City of Norfolk Department of Utilities (collection system)
- City of Portsmouth (collection system and pump stations)
- City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (Richmond WWTP and combined sewer system) VA0063177
- City of Virginia Beach Public Utilities (collection system)
- Dickenson County Public Service Authority (Haysi WWTP) VA0067571
- Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system) VA0025364
- Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority - Remington WWTP VA0076805
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) VA0081230
- Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system) VA0063690
- Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant VA0022390
- Town of Christiansburg WWTF VA0061751
- Town of Front Royal WWTP VA0062812
- Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant VA0071471
- Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
What this page covers
Post-discharge periods and their sources
No period: a water is red only while the discharge is reported ongoing. Virginia law places no public notice duty on the discharger: an overflow must be reported to DEQ or the local emergency services office within 24 hours (Va. Code § 62.1-44.5 B; 9VAC25-31-190 L 6 and 7), and DEQ passes the report to the Department of Health, the media and its email and social lists only when VDH or DEQ finds a risk to health or water use, with no deadline (§ 62.1-44.19:6 B). Where an operator publishes its own post-overflow period it is applied under that operator's name
Source: Va. Code § 62.1-44.5 B and § 62.1-44.19:6 B; 9VAC25-31-190; DEQ report HD7 (2021). DirtyWaterWatch applies the period described here.
Virginia's period on the methods page · How long each status lasts, in every state
Sources checked automatically
- AlexRenew Outfall Overflow Status (Alexandria combined sewer outfalls) · we expect a successful check at least every 0.25 hours · last successful check 2026-11-03 02:37 UTC
- City of Richmond monthly CSO outfall reports (per-outfall overflow events, XLSX) · we expect a successful check at least every 24 hours · last successful check 2026-11-03 02:39 UTC
- Virginia Department of Health recreational water and swimming advisories (newsroom search RSS) · we expect a successful check at least every 1 hours · last successful check 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC
- Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related · we expect a successful check at least every 1 hours · last successful check 2026-11-03 02:42 UTC
4 other public sources for Virginia are listed on the Sources page.
The last 90 days in Virginia
- Discharge or advisory reported: to the latest update 3 reports: City of Richmond Department of Public… on James River 1, Henrico County Department of Public Utilities on Meredith Branch 1, Western Virginia Water Authority on Roanoke River 1
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- End not confirmed: to 3 reports: City of Hopewell on Appomattox River 1, City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Smith River 1
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- Caution: to 2 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Smith River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office on Appomattox River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office on Appomattox River 1
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- Caution: to 5 reports: Chesterfield County Utilities on Appomattox River 1, City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Jackson River 1, City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Smith River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 1
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 20, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 18, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 17, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Oct 12, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 10, 2026
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Chesterfield County Utilities on Appomattox River 1
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- Caution: to 4 reports: City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Jackson River 1, City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Smith River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Jackson River 1
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- Caution: to 4 reports: City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Smith River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office on Four Mile Run 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 1
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- Caution: to 14 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 2, City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Jackson River 1, City of Hopewell on Appomattox River 1, City of Hopewell on James River 1, Hampton Roads Sanitation District on Chincoteague Channel 1, Town of Front Royal WWTP on South Fork Shenandoah River 1, and 7 more reports from 7 more
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 14, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 13, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Oct 12, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 12, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 12, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 12, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 11, 2026, 10:24 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 10, 2026
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 30, 2026
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office on Four Mile Run 1
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- Caution: to 18 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 3, City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Jackson River 2, Western Virginia Water Authority on Tinker Creek 2, City of Hopewell on Appomattox River 1, City of Hopewell on James River 1, Hampton Roads Sanitation District on Chincoteague Channel 1, and 8 more reports from 8 more
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 13, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Oct 12, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 12, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 12, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 12, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 2:42 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 11, 2026, 10:24 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 10, 2026
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 30, 2026
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 15 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 3, City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Jackson River 2, Western Virginia Water Authority on Tinker Creek 2, Hampton Roads Sanitation District on Chincoteague Channel 1, Town of Front Royal WWTP on South Fork Shenandoah River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Jackson River 1, and 5 more reports from 5 more
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 13, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 12, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 12, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 12, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 2:42 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Oct 11, 2026, 10:24 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Oct 11, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
- Caution: to 5 reports: City of Hopewell on Appomattox River 1, City of Norfolk Department of Utilities on Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River 1, Western Virginia Water Authority on Roanoke River 1
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 30, 2026
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Sep 23, 2026, 11:03 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Sep 23, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 21, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office on James River 1
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- Caution: to 8 reports: City of Norfolk Department of Utilities on Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River 1, Hampton Roads Sanitation District on Ware River 1, Town of Front Royal WWTP on South Fork Shenandoah River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office on North Fork Holston River 1, and 2 more reports from 2 more
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 24, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Sep 23, 2026, 11:03 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Sep 23, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 23, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 21, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 10, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office on North Fork Holston River 1
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- Caution: to 7 reports: City of Norfolk Department of Utilities on Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River 1, Hampton Roads Sanitation District on Ware River 1, Town of Front Royal WWTP on South Fork Shenandoah River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River 1, and 1 more report from 1 more
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Sep 23, 2026, 11:03 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), reported Sep 23, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 23, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 21, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 10, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Hampton Roads Sanitation District on Ware River 1
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- Caution: to 4 reports: Town of Front Royal WWTP on South Fork Shenandoah River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1, Western Virginia Water Authority on Roanoke River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Town of Front Royal WWTP on South Fork Shenandoah River 1
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- Caution: to 2 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1
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- Caution: to 6 reports: City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment… on Rappahannock River 1, Hampton Roads Sanitation District on East River 1, Henrico County Department of Public Utilities on James River 1, Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… on Hoskins Creek 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on Lake Frederick 1
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 12, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 12, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Sep 10, 2026, 3:18 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 10, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 9, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment… on Rappahannock River 1
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- Caution: to 5 reports: Hampton Roads Sanitation District on East River 1, Henrico County Department of Public Utilities on James River 1, Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… on Hoskins Creek 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on Lake Frederick 1
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 12, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT
- Treatment bypass, started Sep 10, 2026, 3:18 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 10, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Sep 9, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT
- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Hampton Roads Sanitation District on East River 1
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- Caution: to 4 reports: Henrico County Department of Public Utilities on James River 1, Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… on Hoskins Creek 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Philpott Lake 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on Lake Frederick 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 3 reports: Henrico County Department of Public Utilities on James River 1, Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment… on Hoskins Creek 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on Lake Frederick 1
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- End not confirmed: to 2 reports: City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1
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- Caution: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Roanoke River 1
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- End not confirmed: to 2 reports: City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1
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- Caution: to 2 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Valley Regional Office on South River 1
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- Caution: to 2 reports: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Chesapeake Bay 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Chesapeake Bay 1
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- Caution: to 3 reports: City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment… on Rappahannock River 1, City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment… on Rappahannock River 1
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- Caution: to 3 reports: City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office on Clinch River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office on Clinch River 1
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- Caution: to 3 reports: City of Hopewell on James River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Elizabeth River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Onancock Creek 1
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- Discharge or advisory reported: to 5 reports: Virginia Department of Health (Portsmouth Health Department) on Western Branch Elizabeth River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office on Banister River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Southwest Regional Office on North Fork Holston River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Western Branch Elizabeth River 1, Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office on Cape Charles Harbor 1
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- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Aug 14, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Aug 9, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Aug 5, 2026, 5:16 PM EDT
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), started Aug 4, 2026, 7:16 PM EDT
- Report not fully read, started Aug 4, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.
Reported discharges in Virginia over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.
Discharge records dated within the last 30 days
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · volume not reported report · notice | ongoing | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map | ended | |
| Fauquier County Water and Sanitation… · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map | reported | |
| City of Norfolk Department of Utilities · “Oastes Creek” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice | reported | |
| to 10:00 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · Meredith Branch · SSO · 1,125 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map | reported | |
| to 1:00 PM | Western Virginia Water Authority · Roanoke River · SSO · 900 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| City of Richmond Department of Public… · James River · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map | to Nov 5, 10:00 AM | |
| to 4:44 PM | Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Gillie Creek” · SSO · 252,000 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Appomattox River · SSO · 700 gallons report · notice · map | ended |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Broad Run; UT of Broad Run” · SSO · “up to 20 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)” report · notice · map | reported | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map | ongoing | |
| Henrico County Department of Public Utilities · “Gillie Creek” · SSO · “up to 1,405,450 Gallons to water (DEQ estimate)” report · notice · map | ended | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · map | ongoing | |
| Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Northern Regional Office · “Massaponax Creek; UT of Massaponax Creek” · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · map | reported |
Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
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By town
Towns along the waters we track and the towns sewer operators serve, A to Z.
- Alexandria
- Four Mile Run, Potomac River · Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew WRRF and Alexandria combined sewer outfalls)
- Alleghany County
- Alleghany County - Lower Jackson River Regional WWTP
- Allisonia
- New River
- Alma
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Alpine
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Altavista
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Aquia Harbour
- Aquia Creek
- Arcadia
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Arlington
- Potomac River · Arlington County DES (Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Artrip
- Clinch River
- Ashland
- South Anna River
- Austinville
- New River
- Aylett
- Mattaponi River
- Bassett
- Smith River (end not confirmed), Philpott Lake
- Bealeton
- Rappahannock River · Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority - Remington WWTP
- Bedford
- Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Belmont
- Lake Anna
- Bent Creek
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Bentonville
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Berton
- New River
- Big Island
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Black Point Landing
- Assateague Channel
- Blackford
- Clinch River
- Bluff City
- New River
- Boer
- Rappahannock River
- Botetourt County
- Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Bowling Green
- Mattaponi River
- Boydton
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Breaks
- Russell Fork
- Bremo Bluff
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Bridgewater
- North River
- Bridle Creek
- New River
- Brookneal
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Browntown
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Buchanan
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Buck
- New River
- Buena Vista
- Maury River
- Bumpass
- Lake Anna
- Burtons Ford
- Clinch River
- Bushy
- Rappahannock River
- Byllesby
- New River
- Cape Charles
- Cape Charles Harbor
- Carters Point
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Cartersville
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Carterton
- Clinch River
- Centreville
- Lake Anna
- Charles City
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Charlottesville
- Rivanna River
- Chesapeake
- Southern Branch Elizabeth River · Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Chester
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Chesterfield
- Chesterfield County Utilities (Falling Creek and Proctors Creek WWTPs)
- Chincoteague
- Assateague Channel, Chincoteague Channel
- Christiansburg
- Town of Christiansburg WWTF
- Clarksville
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Clarkton
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Claybank Landing
- Chickahominy River
- Clearwater Park
- Jackson River
- Clifton Forge
- Jackson River
- Clinchport
- Clinch River
- Clintwood
- Dickenson County Public Service Authority (Haysi WWTP)
- Clover
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Coles Point
- Lower Machodoc Creek
- Colonial Beach
- Monroe Creek, Potomac River, Rappahannock River
- Colonial Heights
- Appomattox River, Swift Creek
- Columbia
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Cove
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Covington
- Jackson River, Potts Creek · City of Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Crafton
- Rivanna River
- Crafts Point
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Cusco Willa
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Dan
- Lake Anna
- Danville
- Dan River
- Deltaville
- Piankatank River, Rappahannock River
- Dodson
- Philpott Lake
- Dooms
- South River
- Draper
- Claytor Lake, New River
- Dublin
- Claytor Lake
- Dumfries
- Powells Creek
- Dunavant
- Rapidan River
- Dungannon
- Clinch River
- Eagle Rock
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Eagles Roost
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Eggleston
- New River
- Elkton
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Elon
- James River (discharge or advisory reported)
- Fairfax County
- Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system)
- Fairview Acres
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Fairview Beach
- Potomac River
- Falling Spring
- Jackson River
- Farmville
- Appomattox River
- Ferrum
- Philpott Lake
- Fieldale
- Smith River (end not confirmed)
- Flat Rock
- Clinch River
- Fleming Corner
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Fosters Falls
- New River
- Foxsport
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Franklin
- Blackwater River
- Franklin County
- Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Fredericksburg
- Hunting Run Reservoir, Rapidan River, Rappahannock River · City of Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Front Royal
- North Fork Shenandoah River, South Fork Shenandoah River · Town of Front Royal WWTP
- Galax
- New River
- Glasgow
- Maury River
- Glen Allen
- Meredith Branch · Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system)
- Glen Lyn
- New River
- Glenora
- Lake Anna
- Gloucester
- Mobjack Bay, North River, Piankatank River, Ware River · Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Goods Mill
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Great Falls
- Potomac River
- Greenbackville
- Chincoteague Bay
- Gretna
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Gross Point
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Grottoes
- South River
- Gwynn
- Milford Haven
- Halifax
- Banister River
- Hallieford
- Piankatank River
- Hampton
- Back River, Chesapeake Bay, Mill Creek, Newmarket Creek · Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Hanover
- Pamunkey River
- Hardy Ford
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Hawkinstown
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Haysi
- Russell Fork · Dickenson County Public Service Authority (Haysi WWTP)
- Henrico
- Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system)
- Highland Springs
- Chickahominy River · Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system)
- Hopewell
- Appomattox River · City of Hopewell - Hopewell Water Renewal
- Horntown
- Chincoteague Bay
- Intervale
- Jackson River
- Iron Gate
- Alleghany County - Lower Jackson River Regional WWTP
- Island Ford
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Isle of Wight
- Blackwater River
- James City
- Chickahominy River
- Kincaid
- Jackson River
- King and Queen Court House
- Mattaponi River
- King George
- Rappahannock River
- King William
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Kiptopeke
- Chesapeake Bay
- Lansdowne
- Goose Creek
- Lebanon
- Clinch River
- Leda
- Banister River
- Leesburg
- Goose Creek, Potomac River
- Leesville
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Leesylvania
- Neabsco Creek
- Levy
- Lake Anna
- Lewisetta
- Potomac River
- Lewiston
- Lake Anna
- Lexington
- Maury River
- Lick Bottom Hollow
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Locust Grove
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Long Island
- Staunton River / Roanoke River
- Lorton
- Gunston Cove · Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system)
- Loudoun Heights
- Potomac River
- Louisa
- Lake Anna
- Low Moor
- Jackson River
- Luray
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Lynchburg
- City of Lynchburg Water Resources (Lynchburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant)
- Mallow
- Jackson River
- Manassas
- Occoquan River
- Martinsville
- Smith River (end not confirmed)
- Maryus
- Mobjack Bay
- Mason Neck
- Gunston Cove, Potomac River
- Mathews
- East River
- Matoaca
- Appomattox River
- McLean
- Potomac River
- Meadville
- Banister River
- Meems
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Mendota
- North Fork Holston River
- Milford
- Mattaponi River
- Milton
- Dan River, Rivanna River
- Mineral
- Lake Anna
- Moneta
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Motorun
- Mobjack Bay
- Nash Ford
- Clinch River
- Naylors
- Rappahannock River
- New Castle
- Johns Creek, Potts Creek
- New Kent
- Pamunkey River
- Newport
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Newport News
- Warwick River · City of Newport News Public Works, Wastewater Division, Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Norfolk
- Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River, Elizabeth River, Lafayette River, Lake Whitehurst, Little Creek · City of Norfolk Department of Utilities (collection system), Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- North Shore
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Occoquan
- Occoquan River
- Onancock
- Onancock Creek · Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Palmyra
- Rivanna River
- Pelican Point
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Penhook
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Petersburg
- Appomattox River
- Phillis
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Piankatank Shores
- Piankatank River
- Plum Tree
- Lake Anna
- Ponderosa
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Poquoson
- Back River, Poquoson River
- Port Republic
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Port Royal
- Rappahannock River
- Portsmouth
- Western Branch Elizabeth River · City of Portsmouth (collection system and pump stations), Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Prince George
- City of Hopewell - Hopewell Water Renewal
- Pulaski
- Claytor Lake
- Putneys Mill
- Pamunkey River
- Radford
- Claytor Lake
- Remington
- Rappahannock River · Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority - Remington WWTP
- Richardsville
- Rappahannock River
- Richmond
- City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (Richmond WWTP and combined sewer system)
- Rileyville
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Roanoke
- Roanoke River · Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Roanoke County
- Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Saint Paul
- Clinch River
- Salem
- Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Saltville
- North Fork Holston River
- Scottsburg
- Banister River
- Shenandoah
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Singerly
- Rappahannock River
- South Boston
- Banister River, Dan River
- Southampton
- Blackwater River
- Springfield
- Fairfax County DPWES Wastewater (Noman M. Cole Jr. Water Recycling Facility and collection system)
- Stafford
- Aquia Creek, Potomac River
- Stampers
- Piankatank River
- Stanleytown
- Smith River (end not confirmed)
- Stephens City
- Lake Frederick
- Strasburg
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Suffolk
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Sugarland Run
- Potomac River
- Susan
- Mobjack Bay
- Tappahannock
- Hoskins Creek · Town of Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay RV Resort
- Piankatank River
- Toano
- Chickahominy River
- Urbanna
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Varina
- Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system)
- Vinton
- Tinker Creek · Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
- Virginia Beach
- Broad Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Elizabeth River, Linkhorn Bay, North Bay · City of Virginia Beach Public Utilities (collection system), Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Walkerton
- Mattaponi River
- Waterlick
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Waynesboro
- South River
- West Point
- Chickahominy River, Mattaponi River, Pamunkey River, West Point Creek · Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Westlake Corner
- Smith Mountain Lake
- White Owl Landing
- Lake Anna
- Widewater Beach
- Aquia Creek
- Williamsburg
- Chickahominy River · Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Willow Grove
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Wilson Fork
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Woodbridge
- Gunston Cove, Occoquan River
- Woodstock
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- York
- Poquoson River
- Yorktown
- Warwick River
Other states we track: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.