Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0097144
KANAWHA SERVICES AND SCRABBLE CREEK NO. 1 SURFACE MINE AND UPPER WINIFREDE DEEP, Gauley Bridge, WV: NPDES WV0097144 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KANAWHA SERVICES AND SCRABBLE CREEK NO. 1 SURFACE MINE AND UPPER WINIFREDE DEEP, held by KANAWHA ENERGY COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV0097144, which discharges to Scrabble Ck. EPA’s file records it issued April 3, 2015 and expiring April 1, 2020. 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 | KANAWHA SERVICES AND SCRABBLE CREEK NO. 1 SURFACE MINE AND UPPER WINIFREDE DEEP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KANAWHA ENERGY COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | WV0097144 |
| 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 | April 3, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Address | Gauley Bridge, WV 25085 |
| Receiving water | SCRABBLE CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rich Creek-Gauley River (HUC 050500050809) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 21With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 9 | 133 | 1 | March 31, 2025 | |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 10 | 93 | 1 | February 28, 2019 | 9% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 177 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 11 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 10 | 117 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 10 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 10 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 10 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 18 | 114 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 11 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total recoverable | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 21 | 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 WV0097144.
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.