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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0082759

OH/ INW/ BH/ NE 001-004, Martinsburg, WV: NPDES WV0082759 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

OH/ INW/ BH/ NE 001-004, held by BERKELEY COUNTY PSSD, holds NPDES permit WV0082759, which discharges to Opequon Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 22, 1996 and expiring June 30, 2018. 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 filedOH/ INW/ BH/ NE 001-004
Permittee as filedBERKELEY COUNTY PSSD
NPDES IDWV0082759
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 22, 1996
Expiration dateJune 30, 2018
AddressMartinsburg, WV 25402
Receiving waterOpequon Creek
SubwatershedMiddle Creek-Opequon Creek (HUC 020700040906)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 61 are shown.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]44661589February 28, 2026932% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general16465433June 30, 202699,999% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C87682408May 31, 20263,728% over the limit
Solids, total suspended104605286February 28, 20262,760% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]66392265June 30, 20262,413% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]62274163June 30, 2026530% over the limit
Flow rate56438100June 30, 20255,368% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual1011391April 30, 20182,147,483,650% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant3013378June 30, 202685,240,896% over the limit
Aluminum, total recoverable349676February 29, 202410,676% over the limit
Oil and grease, hexane extr method4020974April 30, 20264,130% over the limit
pH5829670June 30, 2026
Solids, suspended percent removal85338April 30, 201499,999% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable326537March 31, 202696,253% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal85436December 31, 2023600% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia204636September 30, 20161,900% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]203931June 30, 20161,900% over the limit
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]2210028March 31, 2025228% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable303519August 31, 202171,718% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]2511817March 31, 20247,610% over the limit
Chloroform101410October 31, 2025150% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]271069January 31, 2024171% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable1099November 30, 2020344% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit10328October 31, 202451% over the limit
Arsenic, total [as As]22597September 30, 2021505% over the limit
Molybdenum, total recoverable12535June 30, 2026587% over the limit
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]8644September 30, 2025564% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]8243September 30, 202164% over the limit
Chloride [as Cl]16193June 30, 202530% over the limit
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]4193May 31, 202627% over the limit
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]1073October 31, 202079% over the limit
Lead, total [as Pb]23892October 31, 20081,617% over the limit
Toluene10802September 30, 2025196% over the limit
Bromodichloromethane, effluent10282September 30, 2023105% over the limit
Cyanide, total [as CN]4182September 30, 20192% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable16142August 31, 200822,400% over the limit
Cadmium, total recoverable1862August 31, 200819,900% over the limit
Ethylbenzene8611September 30, 2025232% over the limit
Nickel, total recoverable2671August 31, 2019240% over the limit
Chromium, total recoverable1011October 31, 202048% over the limit
Silver, total [as Ag]15920
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]26740
Benzene8600
Nickel, total [as Ni]8560
Mercury, total [as Hg]22420
Aluminum, total [as Al]8420
Chromium, total [as Cr]4380
Cadmium, total [as Cd]6360
Selenium, total recoverable16120
Iron, total [as Fe]8120
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable1860
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]050
Silver total recoverable1640
1,4-Dioxane040
Bromoform1020
Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]020
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]020
Molybdenum, total [as Mo]020
Antimony, total [as Sb]020
Surfactants [MBAS]1000

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 14, 2025Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
July 24, 2023Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
August 18, 2020Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
September 18, 2019Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6

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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