PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE, Lexington, KY: NPDES WV0000418 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE, Lexington, Kentucky: Individual permit WV0000418, held by HAMPDEN COAL, LLC; Effective; issued January 15, 2016, term to January 14, 2021; discharges to ROCKHOUSE CK.

• Iron, total [as Fe]: 32 limits, 241 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 93% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 24 limits, 218 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 203% over the limit.
• Solids, settleable: 16 limits, 426 violations of any kind.
• Manganese, total [as Mn]: 33 limits, 306 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total dissolved: 30 limits, 282 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, total [as Al]: 33 limits, 237 violations of any kind.
• Specific conductance: 30 limits, 234 violations of any kind.
• Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 30 limits, 232 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 24 limits, 216 violations of any kind.
• pH: 25 limits, 156 violations of any kind.
• Flow rate: 16 limits, 144 violations of any kind.
• Stream flow, instantaneous: 6 limits, 10 violations of any kind.

• September 15, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• June 1, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• March 13, 2026: Sampling (S).
• February 9, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by HAMPDEN COAL, LLC

• EAGLEHAWK NO. 3A AND 3B, Lexington: WV0091201, issued 2013-12-06
• BUFFALO NO. 2 GAS MINE, Lexington: WV1029703, issued 2015-08-07

PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE among its neighbors

15 discharge permits are in the Elk Creek-Guyandotte River subwatershed (HUC 050701010506); WV0000418 is one. Its county: 49, 2 major; WV0000418 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Elk Creek-Guyandotte River subwatershed (HUC 050701010506)

• 2GAS DEEP MINE, Verner: WV1028227, minor, term to 2025-10-15
• CANEBRAKE SURFACE MINE, Gilbert: WV0099643, minor, term to 2023-04-10
• COAL X, INC. UO-396, Bruno: WV1025171, minor, term to 2023-04-19
• ELK CREEK #10 PREPARATION PLANT, Verner: WV0064840, minor, term to 2026-03-08
• ELK CREEK REFUSE FACILITY, Verner: WV1031058, minor, term to 2028-11-13
• GLENALUM TUNNEL DEEP MINE, Emmett: WV1028511, minor, term to 2024-07-22
• HUNT COAL, INC., Man: WV1025317, minor, term to 2028-07-11
• RAM SURFACE MINE NO.2, Davin: WV1028421, minor, term to 2023-03-28
• RIGHT HAND FORK 2GAS DEEP MINE, Verner: WV1031341, minor, term to 2030-03-30
• SUGARTREE BRANCH LCB & LCC DEEP MINE, Verner: WV1028341, minor, term to 2021-12-27