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James River

River in Virginia, past Alpine, Arcadia, Bent Creek, Big Island, Bremo Bluff, Buchanan, Cartersville, Charles City, Chester, Columbia, Eagle Rock and Elon

Current status

Discharge or advisory reported

A discharge is reported as ongoing, a post-discharge period applies, or an official advisory is listed. Open the report for its source, dates and advice. This status since . Why this status, and its source

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.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch. Outlined boat markers are marinas and clubs: not public access.

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About this status

Discharge or advisory reported: discharge reported as ongoing; shown while reported ongoing, up to 7 days without an end (site rule)

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 326044, reported Oct 29, 2026, 6:19 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Original notice · Updated

Reports behind this status

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Reports behind the status of James River, newest first
WhenReportStatus
City of Richmond Department of Public… · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · mapto Nov 5, 10:00 AM
City of Hopewell · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapto Nov 10, 9:07 AM

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.

Estimated downstream stretches on James River

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 9:43 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • Discharge or advisory reported: to the latest update
    1 report: City of Richmond Department of Public… 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    1 report: City of Hopewell 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: City of Hopewell 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Henrico County Department of Public Utilities 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Henrico County Department of Public Utilities 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    1 report: City of Hopewell 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: City of Hopewell 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.

Reports linked to James River

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Reports linked to James River, newest first
WhenReportStatus
City of Richmond Department of Public… · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · mapto Nov 5, 10:00 AM
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
City of Hopewell · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapto Nov 10, 9:07 AM
to 2:30 PMVirginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · SSO · 2 gallons report · notice · mapended
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to 3:24 PMHenrico County Department of Public Utilities · Bypass · 2,800 gallons report · notice · mapended
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office · Report · 1 gallons report · notice · mapended
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
City of Hopewell · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office · Report · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to 5:30 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 370,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 3:25 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 004 CSO 04 · CSO · 7.91 million gallons in all mapended
to 3:25 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 007 CSO 07 · CSO · 390,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 28, 9:10 PMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 011 CSO 11 · CSO · 460,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 27, 4:55 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 3.2 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 27, 3:10 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 014 CSO 14 · CSO · 3.2 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 22, 10:55 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 005 CSO 05 · CSO · 1.5 million gallons report · notice · mapended
Hampton Roads Sanitation District · Report · 198,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 22, 11:10 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 021 CSO 21 · CSO · 1.4 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 22, 6:15 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 015 CSO 15 · CSO · 460,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 22, 9:25 AMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 040 CSO 40 · CSO · 4.6 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 28, 10:25 PMCity of Richmond Department of Public… · 006 CSO 06 · CSO · 226.15 million gallons in all mapended

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC; City of Richmond monthly CSO outfall reports (per-outfall overflow events, XLSX), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:39 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (122 here) · 2025 (255 here) · 2024 (1 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

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

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: Chesterfield County Utilities (Falling Creek and Proctors Creek WWTPs), City of Hopewell - Hopewell Water Renewal, City of Lynchburg Water Resources (Lynchburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant), City of Newport News Public Works, Wastewater Division, City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (Richmond WWTP and combined sewer system), Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), Henrico County Department of Public Utilities (Henrico Water Reclamation Facility and collection system), Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system).

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · James River on OpenBoatLaunch

Marinas and clubs on this water

Marina or club: not public access.

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

378 records linked to this water. Updated .