Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0105112
US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER, Shepherdstown, WV: NPDES WV0105112 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER, held by US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, holds NPDES permit WV0105112, which discharges to Potomac River. EPA’s file records it issued May 25, 1994 and expiring October 17, 2022. 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 | US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE |
| NPDES ID | WV0105112 |
| 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 | May 25, 1994 |
| Expiration date | October 17, 2022 |
| Address | Shepherdstown, WV 25443 |
| Receiving water | POTOMAC RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Rattlesnake Run-Potomac River (HUC 020700041106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 93 | 73 | October 31, 2023 | 1,233% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 53 | 33 | April 30, 2024 | 247% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 24 | 17 | February 28, 2022 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 21 | 14 | December 31, 2025 | 567% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 20 | 497 | 11 | November 30, 2022 | 622% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 155 | 9 | December 31, 2019 | 2,400% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 314 | 8 | March 31, 2024 | 14,634,046% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 31 | 7 | December 31, 2021 | 178,471% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 304 | 4 | January 31, 2022 | 116% over the limit |
| Temp. diff. between samp. & upstrm deg. F | 0 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2024 | 341% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 287 | 1 | May 31, 2006 | 1,105% over the limit |
| pH | 16 | 322 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 274 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 266 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 12 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 12 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2024 | 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.