Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0024775
SHEPHERDSTOWN CORP OF, Shepherdstown, WV: NPDES WV0024775 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHEPHERDSTOWN CORP OF, held by SHEPHERDSTOWN, CORPORATION OF, holds NPDES permit WV0024775, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary Of The Potomac River. EPA’s file records it issued October 5, 1998 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 | SHEPHERDSTOWN CORP OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHEPHERDSTOWN, CORPORATION OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0024775 |
| 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 | October 5, 1998 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Address | Shepherdstown, WV 25443 |
| Receiving water | Unnamed Tributary of the Potomac River |
| Subwatershed | Rattlesnake Run-Potomac River (HUC 020700041106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 36 | 32 | June 30, 2010 | 257% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 90 | 28 | April 30, 2026 | 29,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 139 | 15 | November 30, 2025 | 367% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 34 | 14 | February 28, 2019 | 177% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 136 | 12 | February 28, 2025 | 90% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 39 | 8 | November 30, 2025 | 523% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 131 | 7 | January 31, 2011 | 450% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 69 | 7 | July 31, 2019 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 35 | 4 | May 31, 2011 | 307% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 96 | 1 | April 30, 2018 | 16% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2017 | 262% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 95 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 91 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 7, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.