Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0020621
CITY OF MONTGOMERY, Montgomery, WV: NPDES WV0020621 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF MONTGOMERY, held by MONTGOMERY, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0020621, which discharges to Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued April 18, 1973 and expiring April 13, 2026. 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 | CITY OF MONTGOMERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MONTGOMERY, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0020621 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 18, 1973 |
| Expiration date | April 13, 2026 |
| Address | Montgomery, WV 25136 |
| Receiving water | Kanawha River |
| Subwatershed | Hughes Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500060306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 2 | 93 | 79 | June 30, 2017 | 14,186% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 48 | 46 | June 30, 2026 | 38,900% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, dry | 1 | 49 | 43 | March 31, 2026 | 566% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal, dry | 1 | 44 | 37 | January 31, 2026 | 560% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 38 | 22 | January 31, 2025 | 147% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 19 | 17 | April 30, 2026 | 700% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 19 | 15 | March 31, 2022 | 530% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 2 | 18 | 12 | July 31, 2026 | 341% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 27% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 61% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2009 | 29% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, wet | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal, wet | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| May 28, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 28, 2026 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| November 22, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 11, 2019 | Biosolids - Land Application: Pathogen Reduction Violation | ST6 |
| September 11, 2019 | Biosolids - Land Application: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation | ST6 |
| April 30, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| March 12, 2018 | WW CSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | 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.