Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0021792
CITY OF PETERSBURG, Petersburg, WV: NPDES WV0021792 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF PETERSBURG, held by PETERSBURG, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0021792, which discharges to Lunice Creek Of South Potomac River. EPA’s file records it issued February 17, 1975 and expiring April 11, 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 | CITY OF PETERSBURG |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PETERSBURG, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0021792 |
| 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 | February 17, 1975 |
| Expiration date | April 11, 2021 |
| Address | Petersburg, WV 26847 |
| Receiving water | Lunice Creek of South Potomac River |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Lunice Creek (HUC 020700010202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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, nitrate total [as N] | 8 | 126 | 126 | June 30, 2026 | 112% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 16 | 16 | April 30, 2026 | 4,232% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 7 | 7 | April 30, 2026 | 263% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 2 | 5 | 5 | November 30, 2008 | 44% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 4 | June 30, 2022 | 42% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2025 | 366% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2022 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2022 | 29% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2024 | 121,650% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 8 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | 6,000% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total | 2 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2021 | 1,011% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2025 | 60% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2014 | 20% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2021 | 22% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2016 | 28% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 15, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| August 15, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| September 8, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| September 8, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 8, 2022 | Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards | 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.