Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1009133
47-79 SURFACE MINE, Eskdale, WV: NPDES WV1009133 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
47-79 SURFACE MINE, held by ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC., holds NPDES permit WV1009133, which discharges to Witchers Ck. EPA’s file records it issued June 14, 2019 and expiring June 11, 2024. 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 | 47-79 SURFACE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV1009133 |
| 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 14, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 11, 2024 |
| Address | Eskdale, WV 25075 |
| Receiving water | WITCHERS CK |
| Subwatershed | Witcher Creek (HUC 050500060401) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 12 | 489 | 93 | May 31, 2026 | 430% over the limit |
| pH | 12 | 369 | 41 | June 30, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 230 | 8 | October 31, 2025 | 246% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 12 | 400 | 4 | June 30, 2024 | 75% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 8 | 696 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 12 | 396 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 12 | 396 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 11 | 393 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 11 | 393 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 12 | 390 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 6 | 154 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 3 | 113 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 78 | 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 WV1009133.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.