Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0024732
CITY OF HINTON, Hinton, WV: NPDES WV0024732 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF HINTON, held by HINTON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0024732, which discharges to New River. EPA’s file records it issued June 20, 1974 and expiring March 25, 2024. 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 HINTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HINTON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0024732 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 20, 1974 |
| Expiration date | March 25, 2024 |
| Address | Hinton, WV 25951 |
| Receiving water | NEW RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Toms Run-Bluestone Lake (HUC 050500021003) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 29With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 31 | 27 | September 30, 2023 | 42,227% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 23 | 19 | October 31, 2019 | 313% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 20 | 16 | August 31, 2023 | 57,888% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 16 | 16 | March 31, 2020 | 163% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 16 | 16 | February 28, 2025 | 480% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 17 | 15 | October 31, 2019 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 10 | 9 | August 31, 2022 | 561% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 9 | 9 | March 31, 2025 | 88% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 22 | 8 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2016 | 25% over the limit |
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Organic nitrogen sludge, tot dry wt. | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 2 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2019 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #1(Proper operation and maintenance) | ST6 |
| October 28, 2019 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #6 (Control of solids) | ST6 |
| October 28, 2019 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #7 (Pollution prevention programs) | ST6 |
| September 24, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 24, 2019 | 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.