Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0117293
RIDGE FISH HATCHERY, Berkley Springs, WV: NPDES WV0117293 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RIDGE FISH HATCHERY, held by WV DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, holds NPDES permit WV0117293, which discharges to Breakneck Run. EPA’s file records it issued August 21, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | RIDGE FISH HATCHERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WV DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
| NPDES ID | WV0117293 |
| 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 | August 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Berkley Springs, WV 25411 |
| Receiving water | BREAKNECK RUN |
| Subwatershed | Upper Sleepy Creek (HUC 020700040201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 32 | 410 | 6 | September 30, 2021 | 379% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 9 | 137 | 5 | July 31, 2021 | 76% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 36 | 559 | 3 | September 30, 2020 | 88% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 32 | 406 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 43% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 36 | 556 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 36 | 528 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 27 | 396 | 0 | ||
| pH | 18 | 264 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 18 | 264 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 18 | 264 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 18 | 120 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 18 | 120 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 18 | 120 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0117293.
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.