Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0091014
PREP PLANT & REFUSE AREA, Hico, WV: NPDES WV0091014 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PREP PLANT & REFUSE AREA, held by SEWELL MOUNTAIN COAL CO., LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0091014, which discharges to Glade Ck/Meadow Rv. EPA’s file records it issued August 30, 2017 and expiring August 29, 2022. 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 | PREP PLANT & REFUSE AREA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SEWELL MOUNTAIN COAL CO., LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0091014 |
| 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 | August 30, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 29, 2022 |
| Address | Hico, WV 25854 |
| Receiving water | GLADE CK/MEADOW RV |
| Subwatershed | Glade Creek-Meadow River (HUC 050500050609) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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] | 55 | 1,323 | 7 | November 30, 2023 | 59% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 55 | 1,285 | 7 | November 30, 2023 | 187% over the limit |
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 55 | 1,478 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 52 | 1,450 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 52 | 1,396 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 52 | 1,396 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 55 | 1,280 | 0 | ||
| pH | 40 | 1,102 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 22 | 622 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 31 | 570 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 18 | 474 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 9 | 364 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 14 | 246 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 15 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 15 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 15 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 15 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 12 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 51 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0091014.
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.