Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1016440
PAYNTER BR NO. 1 SURFACE MINE, Cyclone, WV: NPDES WV1016440 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAYNTER BR NO. 1 SURFACE MINE, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1016440, which discharges to Guyandotte Rv. EPA’s file records it issued November 23, 2016 and expiring July 11, 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 | PAYNTER BR NO. 1 SURFACE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1016440 |
| 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 | November 23, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 11, 2021 |
| Address | Cyclone, WV 24827 |
| Receiving water | GUYANDOTTE RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Huff Creek (HUC 050701010504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 20With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selenium, total recoverable | 45 | 1,057 | 7 | April 30, 2021 | 28% over the limit |
| Selenium, dry weight | 2 | 8 | 3 | December 31, 2025 | 81% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 81 | 1,845 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 63 | 1,674 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 72 | 1,587 | 0 | ||
| pH | 60 | 1,493 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 46 | 1,214 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 10 | 214 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 3 | 36 | 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 WV1016440.
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.