Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0116301
HAWKS NEST HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, Gauley Bridge, WV: NPDES WV0116301 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HAWKS NEST HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, held by HAWKS NEST HYDRO LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0116301, which discharges to New River / Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued March 28, 2008 and expiring July 4, 2023. 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 | HAWKS NEST HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HAWKS NEST HYDRO LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0116301 |
| 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 | March 28, 2008 |
| Expiration date | July 4, 2023 |
| Address | Gauley Bridge, WV 25085 |
| Receiving water | New River / Kanawha River |
| Subwatershed | Laurel Creek-New River (HUC 050500040306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 10 | 27 | 5 | June 30, 2023 | 463% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 23 | 1 | March 31, 2024 | 2% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 24 | 244 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 22 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between samp. & upstrm deg. F | 12 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between intake and discharge | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
| pH | 10 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 8, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| November 2, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 2, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | 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.