Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1023446
SUMTER MINE, Sutton, WV: NPDES WV1023446 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SUMTER MINE, held by BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1023446, which discharges to Laurel Ck. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2013 and expiring June 13, 2018. 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 | SUMTER MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1023446 |
| 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 13, 2013 |
| Expiration date | June 13, 2018 |
| Address | Sutton, WV 26601 |
| Receiving water | LAUREL CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Laurel Creek (HUC 050500070202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 26With 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] | 21 | 1,197 | 3 | February 28, 2019 | 171% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 241 | 2 | June 30, 2020 | 46% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 18 | 1,194 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 18 | 1,194 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 18 | 1,194 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 21 | 1,191 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 18 | 1,191 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 16 | 1,047 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 16 | 1,047 | 0 | ||
| pH | 17 | 911 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 10 | 666 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 9 | 656 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 9 | 567 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 9 | 567 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 8 | 556 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 9 | 483 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 6 | 372 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 3 | 264 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 130 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 81 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 11 | 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 WV1023446.
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.