Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1029703
BUFFALO NO. 2 GAS MINE, Lexington, KY: NPDES WV1029703 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUFFALO NO. 2 GAS MINE, held by HAMPDEN COAL, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1029703, which discharges to Right Fk/Buffalo Ck. EPA’s file records it issued August 7, 2015 and expiring July 29, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BUFFALO NO. 2 GAS MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HAMPDEN COAL, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1029703 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 7, 2015 |
| Expiration date | July 29, 2020 |
| Address | Lexington, KY 40509 |
| Receiving water | RIGHT FK/BUFFALO CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Huff Creek (HUC 050701010504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selenium, total recoverable | 12 | 108 | 3 | November 30, 2024 | 37% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 9 | 107 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | 48% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 100 | 2 | July 31, 2022 | 126% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 9 | 97 | 1 | July 31, 2022 | 12% over the limit |
| pH | 13 | 137 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 9 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 9 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 9 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 9 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 9 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 4 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 2 | 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 WV1029703.
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 14, 2026.