Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1028260
TWIN BRANCH SURFACE MINE NO. 2M, Holden, WV: NPDES WV1028260 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TWIN BRANCH SURFACE MINE NO. 2M, held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1028260, which discharges to Right Fk/Laurel Fk/Pigeon Ck. EPA’s file records it issued October 25, 2016 and expiring October 25, 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 | TWIN BRANCH SURFACE MINE NO. 2M |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1028260 |
| 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 | October 25, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 25, 2021 |
| Address | Holden, WV 25625 |
| Receiving water | RIGHT FK/LAUREL FK/PIGEON CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Laurel Fork (HUC 050702010402) |
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
- 5With 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] | 279 | 5,453 | 35 | January 31, 2023 | 1,461% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 279 | 5,636 | 23 | January 31, 2023 | 396% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 279 | 5,387 | 14 | November 30, 2023 | 1,155% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 264 | 5,235 | 6 | April 30, 2020 | 237% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 279 | 5,422 | 4 | June 30, 2023 | 284% over the limit |
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 279 | 5,598 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 279 | 5,553 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 279 | 5,373 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 279 | 5,373 | 0 | ||
| pH | 186 | 3,622 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 174 | 3,472 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 89 | 1,963 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 12 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 6 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 6 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 6 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 6 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 6 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 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 WV1028260.
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.