Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1011855
MINE NO. 1 AND MINE NO. 2, Oceana, WV: NPDES WV1011855 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MINE NO. 1 AND MINE NO. 2, held by CARETTA MINING, INC., holds NPDES permit WV1011855, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued August 26, 2014 and expiring August 20, 2019. 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 | MINE NO. 1 AND MINE NO. 2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CARETTA MINING, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV1011855 |
| 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 26, 2014 |
| Expiration date | August 20, 2019 |
| Address | Oceana, WV 24870 |
| Receiving water | TUG FK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Middle Dry Fork (HUC 050702010104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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] | 15 | 710 | 5 | March 31, 2022 | 130% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 427 | 1 | February 28, 2022 | 23% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 15 | 781 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 15 | 708 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 15 | 705 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 15 | 703 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 15 | 682 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 15 | 678 | 0 | ||
| pH | 13 | 590 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 7 | 380 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 6 | 246 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 4 | 226 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 210 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 141 | 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 WV1011855.
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.