Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0020273
FOLLANSBEE CITY OF, Follansbee, WV: NPDES WV0020273 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FOLLANSBEE CITY OF, held by FOLLANSBEE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0020273, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued October 4, 1996 and expiring June 30, 2021. 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 | FOLLANSBEE CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FOLLANSBEE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0020273 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 4, 1996 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Address | Follansbee, WV 26037 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wills Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050301011109) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 22With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 62 | 26 | April 30, 2016 | 1,000% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total | 2 | 24 | 20 | December 31, 2016 | 880% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 23 | 15 | July 31, 2017 | 210% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 40 | 10 | October 31, 2018 | 505% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 12 | 10 | September 30, 2014 | 26% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal, dry | 0 | 6 | 5 | January 31, 2012 | 488% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2015 | 529% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 39 | 3 | November 30, 2009 | 335% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 37 | 3 | April 30, 2017 | 48% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, dry | 0 | 3 | 3 | July 31, 2009 | 547% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 2 | September 30, 2017 | 1,507% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 2013 | 1,674% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2017 | 27% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bromodichloromethane, effluent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 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
- 25Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | WW CSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| July 31, 2025 | WW CSO - Failure to monitor | ST6 |
| July 31, 2025 | WW CSO - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| July 31, 2025 | WW CSO - LTCP implementation schedule milestone missed | ST6 |
| August 8, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 8, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 8, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| August 8, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 27, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 27, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| January 27, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 27, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| July 19, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| July 19, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 19, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| July 19, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 19, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| September 24, 2020 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #8 (Public notification) | ST6 |
| September 24, 2020 | WW CSO - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| September 24, 2020 | WW CSO - Dry weather overflow | ST6 |
| September 24, 2020 | WW CSO - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| June 26, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| June 26, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 26, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 26, 2019 | 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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