Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0022063
CITY OF PARSONS, Parsons, WV: NPDES WV0022063 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF PARSONS, held by PARSONS, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0022063, which discharges to Shavers Fork. EPA’s file records it issued February 29, 1980 and expiring April 20, 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 PARSONS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PARSONS, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0022063 |
| 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 | February 29, 1980 |
| Expiration date | April 20, 2026 |
| Address | Parsons, WV 26287 |
| Receiving water | SHAVERS FORK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Haddix Run-Shavers Fork (HUC 050200040304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, dry | 1 | 77 | 76 | May 31, 2026 | 341% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal, dry | 1 | 63 | 62 | March 31, 2026 | 380% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 53 | 51 | April 30, 2014 | 1,040% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 55 | 49 | December 31, 2025 | 124% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 51 | 49 | April 30, 2021 | 1,500% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 40 | 36 | May 31, 2026 | 136% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 32 | 28 | May 31, 2026 | 433% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 23 | 21 | March 31, 2013 | 612% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 5 | 3 | September 30, 2017 | 50% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 2008 | 150% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, wet | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal, wet | 1 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #1(Proper operation and maintenance) | ST6 |
| August 30, 2023 | WW CSO - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| August 30, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #2 (Maximum use of the collection system) | ST6 |
| August 30, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #9 (Monitoring) | ST6 |
| August 30, 2023 | WW CSO - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| April 6, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 6, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| April 6, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| April 6, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 6, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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.