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Lick Run

Stream in Virginia, past Roanoke

Current status

Caution

Caution applies after a recent discharge, when a report leaves its status unclear, or during a rainfall advisory. The report explains which rule applies. This status since . Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

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.

Small hollow diamonds mark places named in overflow reports (provisional). Dashed river stretches are estimates.

Check Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)'s notices · Bookmark this water page and check it before each trip · Report a missing notice or error

About this status

Caution: a discharge was reported; caution for 72 hours after the reported end (site rule)

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 326105, reported Nov 3, 2026, 1:13 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:14 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 Lick Run, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 3:30 PMWestern Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 2,100 gallons report · notice · mapto Nov 5, 3:30 PM
Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 600 gallons report · notice · mapto Nov 15, 2:11 PM

Sources: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:14 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

Estimated downstream stretches on Lick Run

12 estimated stretches from 1 outlet

Estimated downstream stretch — not checked by water sampling. Estimated by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey river maps and flow measurements; not an official advisory area. This estimates water movement, not bacteria levels.

Estimated routes below wastewater outlets

1 route below outlets
  • Caution Permit VA0025020 · 19.116 kilometres estimated · Estimate stops at a lake or bay

Source: DirtyWaterWatch estimates using U.S. Geological Survey river maps and flow measurements. The estimate stops at tidal water, the first lake or the distance limit.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • Caution: to the latest update
    2 reports: Western Virginia Water Authority 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Western Virginia Water Authority 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Western Virginia Water Authority 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 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges affecting the Lick Run in Virginia, last 12 months44 affecting this stretch: 4 reported on the Lick Run; none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
  • Days with a discharge affecting the Lick Run in Virginia, last 12 months4Reported on the Lick Run in Virginia: 4 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0 (counted apart; together they need not equal the total)December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Lick Run in Virginia, last 12 months7Reported on the Lick Run in Virginia: 7 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Lick Run in Virginia0.0%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Lick Run in Virginia2Reported on the Lick Run in Virginia: 2 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.

Reported discharges per month

8 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022.

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022. 1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022.

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 8 reports that gave a volume as a number.

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: va-deq-prep. Records cover January 1, 2025 to November 5, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records: records from May 3, 2022 to the latest update (limited records)
  • va-deq-prep: records from January 1, 2025 to the latest update
  • va-vdh-advisories: records from March 20, 2025 to the latest update

Reports linked to Lick Run

Reports linked to Lick Run, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 3:30 PMWestern Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 2,100 gallons report · notice · mapto Nov 5, 3:30 PM
Western Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 600 gallons report · notice · mapto Nov 15, 2:11 PM
to 3:30 PMWestern Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 450 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:30 PMWestern Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 600 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Feb 16 ’25, 6:51 AMWestern Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 72,350 gallons in all mapended
to Feb 16 ’25, 6:54 AMWestern Virginia Water Authority · SSO · 133,950 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:16 AMTown of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant · SSO · 45,000 gallons report · notice · mapended

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All reports in Virginia by year: 2026 (4 here) · 2025 (4 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

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

Places named in overflow reports (provisional)

1 place

Provisional location from overflow reports. Where the operator's own reports put an overflow: a manhole, pump station or plant. Not an outfall listed in a permit.

Source: the operator's own overflow reports to the state. DirtyWaterWatch groups reports within 50 metres into one place and finds the water below it with U.S. Geological Survey river maps (NLDI, NHDPlus). Not a permitted outfall; provisional until an official outfall record exists.

Sewer operators listed for this water: Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system), Town of Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Boat launches

No public boat launch is listed in our records for this water.

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

8 records linked to this water. Updated .