Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVG640153
BECKLEY WATER COMPANY - PLUTO PLANT, Shady Spring, WV: NPDES WVG640153 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BECKLEY WATER COMPANY - PLUTO PLANT, held by BECKLEY WATER COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WVG640153, which discharges to Glade Ck/New Rv/Kanawha Rv. EPA’s file records it issued February 21, 2019 and expiring July 18, 2023. 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 | BECKLEY WATER COMPANY - PLUTO PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BECKLEY WATER COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | WVG640153 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 21, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 18, 2023 |
| Address | Shady Spring, WV 25918 |
| Receiving water | Glade Ck/New Rv/Kanawha Rv |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Glade Creek (HUC 050500040205) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 recoverable | 4 | 38 | 28 | June 30, 2026 | 445% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 11 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | 15% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 1, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 1, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| December 1, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| December 1, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
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.