Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1004981
FRANK MAYNARD BRANCH SURFACE MINE AND HAULROAD, Dunlow, WV: NPDES WV1004981 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FRANK MAYNARD BRANCH SURFACE MINE AND HAULROAD, held by ARGUS ENERGY WV, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1004981, which discharges to East Fk Twelvepole Ck. EPA’s file records it issued August 5, 2016 and expiring July 13, 2021. 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 | FRANK MAYNARD BRANCH SURFACE MINE AND HAULROAD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ARGUS ENERGY WV, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1004981 |
| 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 5, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 13, 2021 |
| Address | Dunlow, WV 25511 |
| Receiving water | EAST FK TWELVEPOLE CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper East Fork Twelvepole Creek (HUC 050901020202) |
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
- 1With 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] | 24 | 462 | 6 | June 30, 2025 | 189% over the limit |
| pH | 64 | 832 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 24 | 456 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 24 | 456 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 24 | 456 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 21 | 453 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 21 | 453 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 21 | 453 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 21 | 264 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 24 | 261 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 13 | 236 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 6 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 60 | 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 WV1004981.
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.