Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0116505
HIGHMARK TERMINALS, LLC, Chester, WV: NPDES WV0116505 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HIGHMARK TERMINALS, LLC holds NPDES permit WV0116505, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued November 12, 2010 and expiring January 6, 2026. 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 | HIGHMARK TERMINALS, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HIGHMARK TERMINALS, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV0116505 |
| 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 | November 12, 2010 |
| Expiration date | January 6, 2026 |
| Address | Chester, WV 26034 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Carpenter Run-Ohio River (HUC 050301011103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total recoverable | 20 | 349 | 5 | June 30, 2025 | 1,359% over the limit |
| pH | 38 | 352 | 4 | December 31, 2024 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 42 | 350 | 4 | March 31, 2023 | 1,479% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 26 | 357 | 1 | March 31, 2023 | 51% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 24 | 349 | 1 | March 31, 2023 | 164% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 42 | 31 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 149% over the limit |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 12 | 362 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 30 | 360 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 18 | 358 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 14 | 358 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 356 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 24 | 344 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 8 | 322 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 4 | 316 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 314 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 314 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 312 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 312 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 312 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 34 | 30 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| June 22, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| February 28, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| February 28, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| February 28, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | 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 15, 2026.