Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0093751
SAMPLES MINE COMPLEX/MOCCASIN HOLLOW IMP./TOMS FORK LOADOUT/LEEWOOD HAULROAD, Eskdale, WV: NPDES WV0093751 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SAMPLES MINE COMPLEX/MOCCASIN HOLLOW IMP./TOMS FORK LOADOUT/LEEWOOD HAULROAD, held by PANTHER CREEK MINING, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0093751, which discharges to Cabin Ck. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2016 and expiring July 11, 2021. 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 | SAMPLES MINE COMPLEX/MOCCASIN HOLLOW IMP./TOMS FORK LOADOUT/LEEWOOD HAULROAD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PANTHER CREEK MINING, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0093751 |
| 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 | November 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 11, 2021 |
| Address | Eskdale, WV 25075 |
| Receiving water | CABIN CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Cabin Creek (HUC 050500060201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selenium, total recoverable | 52 | 116 | 44 | March 31, 2024 | 213% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 45 | 80 | 5 | January 31, 2026 | 48% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 45 | 76 | 1 | November 30, 2022 | 17% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 45 | 72 | 1 | January 31, 2017 | 23% over the limit |
| Selenium, dry weight | 4 | 14 | 1 | June 30, 2025 | 21% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 19 | 923 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 37 | 169 | 0 | ||
| pH | 49 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 13 | 121 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 121 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 10 | 118 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 9 | 117 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 9 | 117 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 45 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 44 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 44 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 44 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 16 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 18 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 6 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 0 | 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 WV0093751.
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.