Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0022349
CHARLES TOWN UTILITY BOARD, Charles Town, WV: NPDES WV0022349 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHARLES TOWN UTILITY BOARD, held by CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0022349, which discharges to Evitts Run/Shenandoah River. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 1977 and expiring June 30, 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 | CHARLES TOWN UTILITY BOARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0022349 |
| 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 | January 1, 1977 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Address | Charles Town, WV 25414 |
| Receiving water | EVITTS RUN/Shenandoah River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bullskin Run (HUC 020700070301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 34With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 157 | 149 | May 31, 2026 | 848% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 29 | 21 | September 30, 2025 | 200% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 25 | 21 | February 28, 2026 | 1,400% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 8 | 22 | 20 | May 31, 2026 | 436% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 12 | 28 | 18 | July 31, 2026 | 830% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 26 | 39 | 15 | May 31, 2026 | 380% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 10 | 20 | 12 | March 31, 2026 | 203% over the limit |
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 0 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 2,670% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 12 | 19 | 3 | December 31, 2023 | 1,338% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 800% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 15 | 23 | 2 | May 31, 2013 | 105% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 4 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | 20% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2018 | 40% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 15 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 12 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Strontium, total [as Sr] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Methanol, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 4 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| August 16, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | 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.