Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0023213
PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD, Parkersburg, WV: NPDES WV0023213 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD holds NPDES permit WV0023213, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 1979 and expiring June 30, 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 | PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD |
| NPDES ID | WV0023213 |
| 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 | October 28, 1979 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Address | Parkersburg, WV 26101 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Mile Run-Ohio River (HUC 050302020102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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, suspended percent removal | 1 | 21 | 20 | April 30, 2008 | 78% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 21 | 19 | May 31, 2026 | 2,647% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 20 | 19 | April 30, 2008 | 60% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 10 | 14 | 10 | October 31, 2025 | 200% over the limit |
| Bromodichloromethane, effluent | 6 | 9 | 9 | September 30, 2023 | 110% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total | 4 | 5 | 3 | September 30, 2015 | 71% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 5 | 1 | June 30, 2013 | 15% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 5 C] | 4 | 5 | 1 | November 30, 2007 | 4% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2010 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 11 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 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 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2023 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.