Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0003204
IEI PLANT #1, Parkersburg, WV: NPDES WV0003204 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
IEI PLANT #1, held by INTERCONTINENTAL EXPORT IMPORT, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0003204, which discharges to Little Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued April 9, 1999 and expiring June 30, 2019. 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 | IEI PLANT #1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | INTERCONTINENTAL EXPORT IMPORT, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0003204 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 9, 1999 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2019 |
| Address | Parkersburg, WV 21045 |
| Receiving water | Little Kanawha River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Neal Run-Little Kanawha River (HUC 050302031306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 34Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 34With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 recoverable | 4 | 300 | 192 | April 30, 2025 | 5,411% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 161 | 117 | July 31, 2025 | 40,285% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 2 | 145 | 101 | March 31, 2025 | 4,580% over the limit |
| Ammonium perfluoroctanoate | 0 | 74 | 54 | July 31, 2025 | 226% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 55 | 35 | March 31, 2025 | 2,943% over the limit |
| Vinyl chloride | 4 | 79 | 29 | April 30, 2025 | 82,400% over the limit |
| Trichloroethylene | 4 | 75 | 25 | April 30, 2025 | 8,833% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 116 | 16 | September 30, 2023 | |
| Phthalate esters | 2 | 72 | 8 | June 30, 2020 | 448% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 48 | 6 | March 31, 2024 | 263% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 6 | March 31, 2025 | 345% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 8 | 43 | 3 | June 30, 2021 | 173% over the limit |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 0 | 21 | 1 | August 31, 2023 | 43% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 126 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethene | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| C3 Dimer Acid/Salt | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Halomethanes | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dioxane | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| July 28, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| July 28, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| July 28, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.