Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0105431
COTTAGEVILLE PSD, Millwood, WV: NPDES WV0105431 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COTTAGEVILLE PSD holds NPDES permit WV0105431, which discharges to Mill Creek/Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued July 20, 1998 and expiring September 6, 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 | COTTAGEVILLE PSD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | COTTAGEVILLE PSD |
| NPDES ID | WV0105431 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 20, 1998 |
| Expiration date | September 6, 2022 |
| Address | Millwood, WV 25262 |
| Receiving water | Mill Creek/Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Mill Creek (HUC 050302020608) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 26 | 136 | 94 | September 30, 2022 | 2,453% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 34 | 28 | April 30, 2025 | 1,400% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 30 | 28 | December 31, 2025 | 39,452% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 23 | 20 | February 28, 2019 | 65% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 22 | 17 | March 31, 2025 | 640% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 26 | 70 | 16 | June 30, 2024 | 133% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 16 | 16 | July 31, 2026 | 128% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 15 | 12 | April 30, 2025 | 567% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 39 | 9 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 64 | 6 | April 30, 2024 | 73% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 34 | 2 | September 30, 2023 | 200% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 8 | 2 | November 30, 2007 | 5,305% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 33 | 1 | May 31, 2018 | 75% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 24, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.