Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0027138
CENTER PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, Pineville, WV: NPDES WV0027138 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 20Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CENTER PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, held by CENTER PSD, holds NPDES permit WV0027138, which discharges to Guyandotte River. EPA’s file records it issued August 11, 1976 and expiring January 22, 2025. 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 | CENTER PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CENTER PSD |
| NPDES ID | WV0027138 |
| 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 | August 11, 1976 |
| Expiration date | January 22, 2025 |
| Address | Pineville, WV 24874 |
| Receiving water | GUYANDOTTE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Creek-Guyandotte River (HUC 050701010306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 40With a violation of any kind
- 20With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 115 | 99 | June 30, 2025 | 102,400% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 46 | 39 | February 28, 2026 | 563% over the limit |
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 57 | 34 | June 30, 2026 | 800% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 28 | 21 | May 31, 2026 | 563% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 22 | 7 | December 31, 2012 | 900% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 26 | 6 | April 30, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 85 | 5 | June 30, 2025 | 73% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 61 | 5 | January 31, 2024 | 410% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 33 | 5 | July 31, 2021 | 186% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 35 | 4 | May 31, 2026 | 560% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 24 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 341% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 20 | 4 | August 31, 2012 | 168% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 6 | 28 | 3 | September 30, 2025 | 129% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 42 | 2 | June 30, 2019 | 78% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, total recoverable | 4 | 26 | 2 | May 31, 2017 | 650% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 22 | 2 | September 30, 2021 | 40% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 14 | 2 | June 30, 2008 | 101% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 25 | 1 | November 30, 2018 | 100% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 21 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 233% over the limit |
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 14 | 1 | August 31, 2012 | 900% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Industrial contribution % of influent | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| November 15, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 15, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 15, 2017 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
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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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