Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1018574
FREEMAN BRANCH #2, Elbert, WV: NPDES WV1018574 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FREEMAN BRANCH #2, held by MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC., holds NPDES permit WV1018574, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2018 and expiring April 17, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FREEMAN BRANCH #2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV1018574 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 13, 2018 |
| Expiration date | April 17, 2023 |
| Address | Elbert, WV 24830 |
| Receiving water | TUG FK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | South Fork Tug Fork-Tug Fork (HUC 050702010201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 | 6 | 118 | 46 | April 30, 2022 | 106% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 62 | 2 | May 31, 2022 | 11% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 5 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 5 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 5 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 5 | 72 | 0 | ||
| pH | 5 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 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 WV1018574.
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 14, 2026.