Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0117072
U.S. SILICA COMPANY, Berkeley Springs, WV: NPDES WV0117072 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
U.S. SILICA COMPANY, held by U. S. SILICA COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV0117072, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary. EPA’s file records it issued June 24, 2014 and expiring November 28, 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 | U.S. SILICA COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | U. S. SILICA COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | WV0117072 |
| 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 24, 2014 |
| Expiration date | November 28, 2022 |
| Address | Berkeley Springs, WV 25411 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIBUTARY |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Warm Spring Run (HUC 020700040503) |
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 19 | 13 | February 28, 2019 | 328% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 10 | 4 | June 30, 2018 | 240% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2022 | 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.