Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0024694
TOWN OF BUFFALO, Buffalo, WV: NPDES WV0024694 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN OF BUFFALO, held by BUFFALO, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit WV0024694, which discharges to Kanawha River/Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 1974 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | TOWN OF BUFFALO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUFFALO, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0024694 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 27, 1974 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Buffalo, WV 25033 |
| Receiving water | Kanawha River/Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hurricane Creek (HUC 050500080306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 47Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 35With 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 | 8 | 37 | 29 | April 30, 2024 | 170% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 17 | 15 | April 30, 2024 | 507% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 18 | 14 | November 30, 2024 | 3,900% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 18 | 18 | 10 | March 31, 2022 | 95% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 18 | 10 | March 31, 2015 | 193% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 15 | 7 | June 30, 2017 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 8 | 6 | April 30, 2017 | 91% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 6 | 7 | 5 | August 31, 2018 | 224% over the limit |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 5 | 5 | August 31, 2022 | 127% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 3 | 3 | January 31, 2013 | 391% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 4 | 2 | January 31, 2018 | 27% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 5 | 1 | September 30, 2012 | 12% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2018 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Organic nitrogen sludge, tot dry wt. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| February 12, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 12, 2020 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | 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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