Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0021865
TWON OF FARMINGTON, Farmington, WV: NPDES WV0021865 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TWON OF FARMINGTON, held by FARMINGTON, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit WV0021865, which discharges to Buffalo Creek/Monongahela River. EPA’s file records it issued April 25, 1976 and expiring August 28, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TWON OF FARMINGTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FARMINGTON, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0021865 |
| 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 | April 25, 1976 |
| Expiration date | August 28, 2023 |
| Address | Farmington, WV 26571 |
| Receiving water | Buffalo Creek/Monongahela River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Buffalo Creek (HUC 050200030103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 138 | 112 | December 31, 2022 | 6,145% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 111 | 51 | July 31, 2022 | 290% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 84 | 24 | July 31, 2022 | 170% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 34 | 20 | April 30, 2023 | 281% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 30 | 16 | February 28, 2023 | 387% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 74 | 14 | May 31, 2026 | 179% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal, dry | 0 | 18 | 14 | July 31, 2026 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, dry | 0 | 15 | 11 | May 31, 2026 | 567% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 36 | 8 | December 31, 2016 | 302% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 4 | May 31, 2016 | 17% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, wet | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal, wet | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Organic nitrogen sludge, tot dry wt. | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 1 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| June 3, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 3, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 27, 2025 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #1(Proper operation and maintenance) | ST6 |
| January 27, 2025 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #2 (Maximum use of the collection system) | ST6 |
| January 27, 2025 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #8 (Public notification) | ST6 |
| January 27, 2025 | WW CSO - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| January 27, 2025 | WW CSO - LTCP implementation schedule milestone missed | ST6 |
| January 27, 2025 | WW CSO - Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop or Submit Adequate LTCP | ST6 |
| March 16, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 3, 2018 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #1(Proper operation and maintenance) | ST6 |
| July 3, 2018 | WW CSO - LTCP implementation schedule milestone missed | 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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