Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0001775
MESSER LLC, Washington, WV: NPDES WV0001775 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MESSER LLC, held by LINDE LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0001775, which discharges to Ut Of Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 1985 and expiring June 30, 2023. 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 | MESSER LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LINDE LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0001775 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 19, 1985 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Address | Washington, WV 26181 |
| Receiving water | UT OF OHIO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Sandy Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050302020106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 57 | 19 | January 31, 2026 | 3,294% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 34 | 82 | 8 | March 31, 2026 | 36% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 33 | 7 | September 30, 2025 | 650% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 29 | 5 | June 30, 2025 | 2,890% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 7 | 5 | March 31, 2008 | 183% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 74 | 2 | September 30, 2018 | 233% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 62 | 2 | December 31, 2007 | |
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 0 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2009 | 20% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2018 | 1% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 10 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between samp. & upstrm deg. F | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
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.