Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0115398
ALCON ADVANCED OPTIC DEVICE CENTER (AODC) SOUTH, Huntington, WV: NPDES WV0115398 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALCON ADVANCED OPTIC DEVICE CENTER (AODC) SOUTH, held by ALCON RESEARCH, LTD., holds NPDES permit WV0115398, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued June 25, 1999 and expiring January 27, 2025. 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 | ALCON ADVANCED OPTIC DEVICE CENTER (AODC) SOUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. |
| NPDES ID | WV0115398 |
| 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 | June 25, 1999 |
| Expiration date | January 27, 2025 |
| Address | Huntington, WV 25702 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Paddy Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050901010709) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 10 | 56 | 40 | January 31, 2023 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 51 | 39 | December 31, 2015 | 820% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 43 | 37 | April 30, 2021 | 3,400% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 41 | 19 | December 31, 2020 | 4,087% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 8 | 8 | September 30, 2020 | 3,471% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 38 | 5 | August 31, 2011 | 85% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 17 | 5 | December 31, 2015 | 401% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 14 | 1 | June 30, 2006 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phthalate esters | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 4, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 4, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 24, 2017 | 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.