Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1028995
BAKERS BRANCH COAL REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITY, Welch, WV: NPDES WV1028995 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BAKERS BRANCH COAL REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITY, held by WEST VIRGINIA PROPERTIES, INC., holds NPDES permit WV1028995, which discharges to Barrensha Ck. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2017 and expiring June 12, 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 | BAKERS BRANCH COAL REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WEST VIRGINIA PROPERTIES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV1028995 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 13, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 12, 2022 |
| Address | Welch, WV 24801 |
| Receiving water | BARRENSHA CK |
| Subwatershed | Middle Dry Fork (HUC 050702010104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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] | 9 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2025 | 174% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2025 | 33% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 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 WV1028995.
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.