Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0021857
PHILIPPI WWTP, Philippi, WV: NPDES WV0021857 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PHILIPPI WWTP, held by PHILIPPI, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0021857, which discharges to Tygart River. EPA’s file records it issued July 13, 1998 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | PHILIPPI WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PHILIPPI, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0021857 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 13, 1998 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Philippi, WV 26416 |
| Receiving water | TYGART RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Little Laurel Run-Tygart Valley River (HUC 050200010702) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 41With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 48 | 24 | March 31, 2026 | 274% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 26 | 18 | May 31, 2026 | 2,900% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 37 | 17 | November 30, 2024 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 35 | 15 | May 31, 2026 | 309% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 8 | 199 | 7 | February 28, 2021 | 49,900% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, dry | 1 | 15 | 6 | August 31, 2021 | 256% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal, dry | 1 | 12 | 5 | August 31, 2021 | 256% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 8 | 196 | 4 | January 31, 2022 | 9% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 10 | 4 | April 30, 2012 | 864% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 194 | 2 | February 28, 2021 | 7,650% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2008 | 100% over the limit |
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 4 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | 40% over the limit |
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 4 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | 381% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 8 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, wet | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal, wet | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Organic nitrogen sludge, tot dry wt. | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2023 | WW CSO - LTCP implementation schedule milestone missed | ST6 |
| February 1, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| February 1, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #6 (Control of solids) | ST6 |
| February 1, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #1(Proper operation and maintenance) | ST6 |
| February 1, 2023 | WW CSO - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| February 1, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| December 3, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| December 3, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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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