Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0028045
PUTNAM PSD HOMETOWN WWTP, Hometown, WV: NPDES WV0028045 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PUTNAM PSD HOMETOWN WWTP, held by PUTNAM PSD, holds NPDES permit WV0028045, which discharges to Kanawha River/Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 1974 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | PUTNAM PSD HOMETOWN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PUTNAM PSD |
| NPDES ID | WV0028045 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 12, 1974 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Hometown, WV 25109 |
| Receiving water | KANAWHA RIVER/OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Scary Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500080304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 51 | 47 | July 31, 2026 | 124% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 89 | 21 | January 31, 2026 | 161% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 81 | 9 | September 30, 2018 | 170% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 13 | 7 | January 31, 2025 | 124% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 39 | 5 | May 31, 2020 | 5,900% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 9 | 5 | July 31, 2023 | 21% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 38 | 4 | February 28, 2011 | 6,304% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 75 | 3 | January 31, 2024 | 57% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 20 | 3 | June 30, 2009 | 73% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 38 | 2 | May 31, 2023 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 19 | 2 | June 30, 2009 | 31% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 4 | 10 | 2 | January 31, 2024 | 1,720% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 6 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | 2,040% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 6 | 3 | 1 | November 30, 2025 | 26% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0028045.
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.