Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0064840
ELK CREEK #10 PREPARATION PLANT, Verner, WV: NPDES WV0064840 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ELK CREEK #10 PREPARATION PLANT, held by RAMACO RESOURCES, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0064840, which discharges to Elk Ck. EPA’s file records it issued March 12, 2021 and expiring March 8, 2026. 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 | ELK CREEK #10 PREPARATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RAMACO RESOURCES, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0064840 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 12, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 8, 2026 |
| Address | Verner, WV 25650 |
| Receiving water | ELK CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Elk Creek-Guyandotte River (HUC 050701010506) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 82 | 358 | 9 | March 31, 2019 | 439% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 74 | 298 | 2 | January 31, 2019 | 56% over the limit |
| pH | 57 | 264 | 1 | January 31, 2022 | |
| Solids, settleable | 52 | 409 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 82 | 349 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 82 | 349 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 71 | 295 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 71 | 295 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 71 | 295 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 27 | 294 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 55 | 190 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 37 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 20 | 108 | 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 15, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 16, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.