Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0005304
KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY - MITCHELL PLANT, Moundsville, WV: NPDES WV0005304 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 43Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 16Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY - MITCHELL PLANT, held by KENTUCKY POWER CO, holds NPDES permit WV0005304, which discharges to Conner Run Of Fish Creek Of Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 1990 and expiring June 30, 2015. 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 | KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY - MITCHELL PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KENTUCKY POWER CO |
| NPDES ID | WV0005304 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 29, 1990 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2015 |
| Address | Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Receiving water | Conner Run of Fish Creek of Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Big Run-Ohio River (HUC 050301061208) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 44Pollutants on file
- 43Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 16With 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 | 36 | 107 | 81 | March 31, 2014 | 1,325,614% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 28 | 83 | 71 | September 30, 2023 | 38,233% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 22 | 67 | 67 | March 31, 2014 | 63,043% over the limit |
| Manganese, total recoverable | 10 | 56 | 56 | February 28, 2014 | 1,060% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 16 | 25 | 25 | March 31, 2014 | 600% over the limit |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 17 | 17 | December 31, 2009 | 588% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 12 | 10 | March 31, 2014 | 876% over the limit |
| pH | 34 | 40 | 8 | June 30, 2012 | |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 28 | 36 | 8 | December 31, 2017 | 181% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 28 | 22 | 8 | April 30, 2018 | 133% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 8 | 8 | 6 | December 31, 2013 | 144% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2007 | 167% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 5 | 5 | September 30, 2013 | 475% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 18 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2011 | 900% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 28 | 27 | 1 | July 31, 2023 | 19% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2014 | 14,210% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 28 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 28 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 24 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 28 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 20 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 30 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 20 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 27, 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.