Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1026615
JOSEPHINE NO. 6 DEEP MINE, Rhodell, WV: NPDES WV1026615 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JOSEPHINE NO. 6 DEEP MINE, held by POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1026615, which discharges to Stonecoal Ck/Tommy Ck. EPA’s file records it issued January 30, 2020 and expiring January 24, 2025. 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 | JOSEPHINE NO. 6 DEEP MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1026615 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 30, 2020 |
| Expiration date | January 24, 2025 |
| Address | Rhodell, WV 25915 |
| Receiving water | STONECOAL CK/TOMMY CK |
| 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
- 20Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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] | 17 | 348 | 26 | May 31, 2020 | 524% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 21 | 351 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 21 | 351 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 17 | 323 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 17 | 322 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 18 | 291 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 18 | 291 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 18 | 291 | 0 | ||
| pH | 14 | 234 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 12 | 210 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 12 | 210 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 12 | 182 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 12 | 177 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 12 | 177 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 171 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 171 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 11 | 145 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 3 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 42 | 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 WV1026615.
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.