Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0003085
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY, White Sulphur Springs, WV: NPDES WV0003085 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY, held by US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, holds NPDES permit WV0003085, which discharges to Wades Creek/Howard Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 3, 1983 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE |
| NPDES ID | WV0003085 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | October 3, 1983 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986 |
| Receiving water | WADES CREEK/HOWARD CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Howard Creek (HUC 050500030603) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 22 | 488 | 11 | November 30, 2024 | 586% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 254 | 10 | December 31, 2008 | 1,300% over the limit |
| pH | 12 | 263 | 5 | January 31, 2019 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 120 | 5 | August 31, 2023 | 33% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 462 | 2 | October 31, 2018 | 26% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 22 | 500 | 1 | June 30, 2009 | 74% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 42 | 462 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 22 | 418 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 160 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Fish feed used | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Biomass, fish | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 25, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| April 25, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | 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 15, 2026.