Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0000418
PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE, Lexington, KY: NPDES WV0000418 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE, held by HAMPDEN COAL, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0000418, which discharges to Rockhouse Ck. EPA’s file records it issued January 15, 2016 and expiring January 14, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HAMPDEN COAL, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0000418 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 15, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 14, 2021 |
| Address | Lexington, KY 40509 |
| Receiving water | ROCKHOUSE CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Elk Creek-Guyandotte River (HUC 050701010506) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 2With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 32 | 241 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 93% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 24 | 218 | 2 | August 31, 2025 | 203% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 16 | 426 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 33 | 306 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 30 | 282 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 33 | 237 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 30 | 234 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 30 | 232 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 24 | 216 | 0 | ||
| pH | 25 | 156 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 16 | 144 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0000418.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.