Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1021354
WESTCHESTER MINE, Raleigh, NC: NPDES WV1021354 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WESTCHESTER MINE, held by WESTCHESTER COAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, holds NPDES permit WV1021354, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued March 7, 2014 and expiring September 15, 2018. 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 | WESTCHESTER MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WESTCHESTER COAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| NPDES ID | WV1021354 |
| 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 | March 7, 2014 |
| Expiration date | September 15, 2018 |
| Address | Raleigh, NC 26613 |
| Receiving water | TUG FK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spice Creek-Tug Fork (HUC 050702010205) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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] | 15 | 1,772 | 2 | July 31, 2022 | 309% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 355 | 1 | July 31, 2022 | 97% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 15 | 1,770 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 15 | 1,770 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 15 | 1,648 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 15 | 1,526 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 15 | 1,526 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 15 | 1,526 | 0 | ||
| pH | 14 | 1,408 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 8 | 944 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 3 | 357 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 236 | 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 WV1021354.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| June 25, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 5, 2026 | Sampling | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES WV1021354.
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.