Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0040371
WAR WWTP, War, WV: NPDES WV0040371 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WAR WWTP, held by WAR, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0040371, which discharges to Dry Fork/Tug Fork/Big Sandy. EPA’s file records it issued October 27, 1998 and expiring November 7, 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 | WAR WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WAR, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0040371 |
| 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 27, 1998 |
| Expiration date | November 7, 2022 |
| Address | War, WV 24892 |
| Receiving water | Dry Fork/Tug Fork/Big Sandy |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Middle Dry Fork (HUC 050702010104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 96 | 84 | July 31, 2026 | 1,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 87 | 79 | July 31, 2026 | 2,860% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 47 | 39 | July 31, 2026 | 3,907% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 40 | 32 | July 31, 2026 | 11,998% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 27 | 25 | June 30, 2026 | 560% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 14 | 12 | July 31, 2026 | 488% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 19 | 7 | May 31, 2016 | 5,814% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 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 15, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) | ST6 |
| June 15, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 24, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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.