Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1004140
JUSTICE NO. 1 DEEP MINE, JUSTICE MINE, BULL CREEK AIR SHAFT, Madison, WV: NPDES WV1004140 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JUSTICE NO. 1 DEEP MINE, JUSTICE MINE, BULL CREEK AIR SHAFT, held by INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY INC, holds NPDES permit WV1004140, which discharges to Robinson Ck. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2017 and expiring May 22, 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 | JUSTICE NO. 1 DEEP MINE, JUSTICE MINE, BULL CREEK AIR SHAFT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY INC |
| NPDES ID | WV1004140 |
| 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 | May 31, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 22, 2022 |
| Address | Madison, WV 25130 |
| Receiving water | ROBINSON CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | West Fork (HUC 050500090402) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 132 | 7,780 | 1 | February 29, 2016 | 2% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 118 | 7,435 | 1 | June 30, 2019 | 1% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 132 | 7,782 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 125 | 7,337 | 0 | ||
| pH | 113 | 7,299 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 104 | 6,920 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 104 | 6,920 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 104 | 6,920 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 99 | 6,860 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 69 | 3,521 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 50 | 2,922 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 40 | 2,237 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 21 | 1,265 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 21 | 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 WV1004140.
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.