Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1029045
ELKRIDGE SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Elkridge, WV: NPDES WV1029045 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ELKRIDGE SURFACE MINE NO. 1, held by PANTHER CREEK MINING, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1029045, which discharges to Armstrong Ck. EPA’s file records it issued September 11, 2018 and expiring September 4, 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 | ELKRIDGE SURFACE MINE NO. 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PANTHER CREEK MINING, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1029045 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 11, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 4, 2023 |
| Address | Elkridge, WV 25161 |
| Receiving water | ARMSTRONG CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Armstrong Creek (HUC 050500060302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 15 | 26 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 22% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 66 | 250 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | 76% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 87 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 66 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 66 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 66 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 66 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 66 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 66 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 54 | 189 | 0 | ||
| pH | 44 | 166 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 28 | 118 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 27 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 27 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 27 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 27 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 27 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 14 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 16 | 48 | 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 WV1029045.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.