Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1024744
BLUE KNOB SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Richwood, WV: NPDES WV1024744 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLUE KNOB SURFACE MINE NO. 1, held by SOUTH FORK COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1024744, which discharges to Middle Br/Laurel Ck/Cherry Rv. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2017 and expiring December 13, 2022. 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 | BLUE KNOB SURFACE MINE NO. 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SOUTH FORK COAL COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1024744 |
| 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 | December 19, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 13, 2022 |
| Address | Richwood, WV 26261 |
| Receiving water | MIDDLE BR/LAUREL CK/CHERRY RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | South Fork Cherry River (HUC 050500050402) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 122 | 5,561 | 20 | March 31, 2025 | 420% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 122 | 5,520 | 9 | July 31, 2024 | 233% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 118 | 5,506 | 5 | April 30, 2021 | 908% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 97 | 4,022 | 4 | April 30, 2021 | 131% over the limit |
| pH | 104 | 4,580 | 2 | April 30, 2024 | |
| Turbidity | 69 | 2,992 | 1 | January 31, 2020 | |
| Solids, total dissolved | 108 | 6,307 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 108 | 6,268 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 108 | 6,230 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 122 | 5,537 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 82 | 3,554 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 85 | 2,865 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 22 | 1,024 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 9 | 138 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 15 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 15 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 15 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 15 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 12 | 98 | 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 WV1024744.
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.