Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0081612
MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE, Moundsville, WV: NPDES WV0081612 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE, held by MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit WV0081612, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued March 24, 1997 and expiring June 30, 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 | MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | WV0081612 |
| 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 | March 24, 1997 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Address | Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Receiving water | Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Grandstaff Run-Wheeling Creek (HUC 050301060604) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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, ammonia total [as N] | 124 | 382 | 270 | June 30, 2026 | 1,544% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 124 | 349 | 237 | June 30, 2026 | 4,820% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 28 | 273 | 165 | March 31, 2026 | 24,444,344% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 32 | 193 | 159 | June 30, 2026 | 29,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 68 | 157 | 45 | September 30, 2023 | 900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 32 | 64 | 30 | June 30, 2025 | 35,900% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 14 | 42 | 27 | June 30, 2024 | 90% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 18 | 14 | March 31, 2026 | 290% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 12 | 9 | March 31, 2026 | 563% over the limit |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 4 | 50 | 6 | March 31, 2024 | 25% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 9 | 6 | March 31, 2026 | 543% over the limit |
| pH | 32 | 45 | 1 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 45 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 15% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 2 | 23 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | 14% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 5 | 1 | June 30, 2014 | 7% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Organic nitrogen sludge, tot dry wt. | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 7, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| July 7, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.