Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0117153
PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON, Weirton, WV: NPDES WV0117153 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON, held by PVS - NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0117153, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2016 and expiring November 8, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PVS - NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0117153 |
| 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 | October 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 8, 2025 |
| Address | Weirton, WV 26062 |
| Receiving water | Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wills Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050301011109) |
| SIC | 5169 – Chemicals & Allied Products |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WVD018332932 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 116 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 104 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 8 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 8 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 6 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 18 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV0117153.
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 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| February 13, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| February 13, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0117153.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES WV0117153.
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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PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON, Weirton, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0117153, held by PVS - NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 18, 2016, term to November 8, 2025; discharges to Ohio River.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 116 violations of any kind.
- pH: 8 limits, 108 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 108 violations of any kind.
- Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 104 violations of any kind.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 8 limits, 102 violations of any kind.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 8 limits, 102 violations of any kind.
- Iron, total recoverable: 6 limits, 90 violations of any kind.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 6 limits, 88 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 6 limits, 88 violations of any kind.
- Aluminum, total recoverable: 6 limits, 88 violations of any kind.
- Fluoride, total [as F]: 6 limits, 82 violations of any kind.
- Copper, total recoverable: 6 limits, 82 violations of any kind.
- Organics, total toxic [TTO]: 6 limits, 36 violations of any kind.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
- June 11, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
- June 11, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- June 11, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order (ST6).
- February 13, 2019: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
- February 13, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order (ST6).
PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON among its neighbors
21 discharge permits are in the Wills Creek-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050301011109); WV0117153 is one. Its county: 39, 6 major; WV0117153 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Wills Creek-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050301011109)
- ARCHER HILL ROAD BORROW SITE, Follansbee: WVR113092, minor, term to 2026-08-25
- BARIUM AND CHEMICALS, INC., Steubenville: OH0011886, minor, term to 2030-04-30
- BEAZER GW TREATMENT SYSTEM, Follansbee: WVG910094, minor, term to 2023-04-30
- CENTER POINT TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC, Weirton: WVG612894, minor, term to 2030-03-06
- CITY OF WEIRTON SANITARY BOARD, Weirton: WV0023108, major, term to 2025-07-28
- EMPIRE TRIMODAL TERMINAL, LLC (DBA THE PORT OF WV), Follansbee: WV0023281, minor, term to 2021-03-08
- FOLLANSBEE CITY OF, Follansbee: WV0020273, major, term to 2021-06-30
- FOLLANSBEE WSI - CONTRACT NO. 1, Follansbee: WVR112911, minor, term to 2029-04-05
- FOLLANSBEE, CITY OF, Follansbee: WVL020273, minor, term to 2025-12-31
- HALF MOON RIVER TERMINAL, Weirton: WV0091367, minor, term to 2024-01-08
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV0117153, held by PVS - NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC. in Weirton, WV, which discharges to the Ohio River and is administratively continued. The page lists 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued October 18, 2016 and expiring November 8, 2025.