Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0081001
ERIE/SPELTER WWTPS, Hepzibah, WV: NPDES WV0081001 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ERIE/SPELTER WWTPS, held by ENLARGED HEPZIBAH PSD, holds NPDES permit WV0081001, which discharges to West Fork River. EPA’s file records it issued June 2, 1994 and expiring April 12, 2025. 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 | ERIE/SPELTER WWTPS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ENLARGED HEPZIBAH PSD |
| NPDES ID | WV0081001 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 2, 1994 |
| Expiration date | April 12, 2025 |
| Address | Hepzibah, WV 26369 |
| Receiving water | WEST FORK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Limestone Run-West Fork River (HUC 050200020602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 | 4 | 174 | 144 | February 29, 2024 | 11,998% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 166 | 110 | April 30, 2026 | 1,283% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 67 | 52 | January 31, 2025 | 567% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 20 | 180 | 32 | April 30, 2026 | 380% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 53 | 31 | January 31, 2016 | 98,960% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 146 | 30 | August 31, 2025 | 1,580% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 37 | 22 | January 31, 2025 | 564% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 28 | 10 | April 30, 2009 | 495% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 64 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 372% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 62 | 4 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 12 | 87 | 3 | November 30, 2024 | 1,295% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 6 | 45 | 3 | January 31, 2022 | 575% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 12 | 85 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 3,099% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 0 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 6, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| February 14, 2025 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice 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 14, 2026.