Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0114847
SUMMERVILLE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, Summerville, WV: NPDES WV0114847 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SUMMERVILLE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, held by GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS, holds NPDES permit WV0114847, which discharges to Gauley River/Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued April 9, 1999 and expiring October 30, 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 | SUMMERVILLE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS |
| NPDES ID | WV0114847 |
| 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 9, 1999 |
| Expiration date | October 30, 2022 |
| Address | Summerville, WV 26651 |
| Receiving water | Gauley River/Kanawha River |
| Subwatershed | Summersville Lake-Gauley River (HUC 050500050805) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 76 | 728 | 14 | November 30, 2022 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 73 | 7 | March 31, 2025 | 225% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 89 | 5 | February 29, 2024 | |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 53 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 343% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 6 | 68 | 2 | March 31, 2021 | 93% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 35 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 136% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 5 | 1 | July 31, 2007 | 120% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 327 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 0 | 12 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 24, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 24, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.