Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1027042
BUFFALO COAL COMPANY, INC., Thomas, WV: NPDES WV1027042 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUFFALO COAL COMPANY, INC., held by WVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION, holds NPDES permit WV1027042, which discharges to Laurel Rn. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2018 and expiring June 11, 2023. 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 | BUFFALO COAL COMPANY, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION |
| NPDES ID | WV1027042 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 2, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 11, 2023 |
| Address | Thomas, WV 26292 |
| Receiving water | LAUREL RN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Shields Run-North Branch Potomac River (HUC 020700020201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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] | 4 | 154 | 71 | January 31, 2026 | 970% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 64 | 4 | March 31, 2019 | |
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 31 | 1 | December 31, 2020 | 1,700% over the limit |
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 60 | 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 WV1027042.
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.