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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1023837

SQUIRE JIM NO. 4 MINE, Oakwood, VA: NPDES WV1023837 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SQUIRE JIM NO. 4 MINE, held by BUCHANAN MINERALS, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1023837, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2018 and expiring March 14, 2023.

SQUIRE JIM NO. 4 MINE, Oakwood, Virginia: Individual permit WV1023837, held by BUCHANAN MINERALS, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 6, 2018, term to March 14, 2023; discharges to TUG FK.

  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 12 limits, 411 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 12 limits, 411 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 12 limits, 411 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 11 limits, 405 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 10 limits, 399 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 10 limits, 399 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 10 limits, 399 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 10 limits, 396 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 207 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 171 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 4 limits, 136 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 4 limits, 136 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 2 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 5, 2026: Sampling (S).
  • September 28, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • May 18, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • February 5, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by BUCHANAN MINERALS, LLC

SQUIRE JIM NO. 4 MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 22 discharge permits in the Upper Dry Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010103), WV1023837 among them. Its county holds 2, 0 of them major permits; WV1023837 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Dry Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010103)

Identity

Facility as filedSQUIRE JIM NO. 4 MINE
Permittee as filedBUCHANAN MINERALS, LLC
NPDES IDWV1023837
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 6, 2018
Expiration dateMarch 14, 2023
AddressOakwood, VA 24631
Receiving waterTUG FK
SubwatershedUpper Dry Fork (HUC 050702010103)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Manganese, total [as Mn]124110
Aluminum, total [as Al]124110
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]124110
Iron, total [as Fe]114050
Specific conductance103990
Sulfate, total [as SO4]103990
Solids, total dissolved103990
pH103960
Solids, total suspended62070
Selenium, total recoverable01710
Flow rate41360
Stream flow, instantaneous41360
Solids, settleable2690

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV1023837.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1023837.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 5, 2026SamplingS
September 28, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
May 18, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
February 5, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 WV1023837.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1023837 for the SQUIRE JIM NO. 4 MINE in Oakwood, VA, held by BUCHANAN MINERALS, LLC, which discharges to TUG FK in the Upper Dry Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010103). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class, an issue date of April 6, 2018, and an expiration date of March 14, 2023. The page reports 13 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 13 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.