Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1024761
TOMMY CREEK HIGHWALL MINE NO.1-DEVIL'S FORK SURFACE, Rhodell, WV: NPDES WV1024761 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOMMY CREEK HIGHWALL MINE NO.1-DEVIL'S FORK SURFACE, held by POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1024761, which discharges to Guyandotte Rv. EPA’s file records it issued January 21, 2016 and expiring January 20, 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 | TOMMY CREEK HIGHWALL MINE NO.1-DEVIL'S FORK SURFACE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1024761 |
| 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 | January 21, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 20, 2021 |
| Address | Rhodell, WV 25915 |
| Receiving water | GUYANDOTTE RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Tommy Creek (HUC 050701010101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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] | 167 | 446 | 77 | February 28, 2019 | 509% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 99 | 723 | 3 | November 30, 2016 | 177% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 144 | 387 | 3 | April 30, 2025 | 45% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 141 | 384 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 143 | 381 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 143 | 381 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 141 | 381 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 33 | 380 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 143 | 369 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 138 | 360 | 0 | ||
| pH | 96 | 270 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 66 | 266 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 33 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 33 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 33 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 33 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 33 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 30 | 4 | 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 WV1024761.
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.