Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0004201
CUNNINGHAM HOLLOW REFUSE, Benwood, WV: NPDES WV0004201 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CUNNINGHAM HOLLOW REFUSE, held by OHIO COUNTY COAL RESOURCES, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0004201, which discharges to Ohio Rv. EPA’s file records it issued January 4, 2018 and expiring January 3, 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 | CUNNINGHAM HOLLOW REFUSE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | OHIO COUNTY COAL RESOURCES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0004201 |
| 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 | January 4, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 3, 2023 |
| Address | Benwood, WV 26031 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Wheeling Creek (HUC 050301060601) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source WV00005100012 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 30With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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] | 81 | 3,655 | 52 | June 30, 2025 | 2,691% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 78 | 3,616 | 13 | June 30, 2025 | 1,435% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 15 | 392 | 8 | March 31, 2021 | 1,851% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 39 | 1,672 | 7 | January 31, 2023 | 689% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 81 | 3,061 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 92% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 78 | 3,605 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 397% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 81 | 1,802 | 2 | September 30, 2016 | 51% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 87 | 2 | December 31, 2020 | 400% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 7 | 91 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 43% over the limit |
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 78 | 3,603 | 0 | ||
| pH | 61 | 3,345 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 81 | 2,259 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 78 | 2,259 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 39 | 1,566 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 39 | 1,566 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 39 | 1,566 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 39 | 1,566 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 39 | 1,422 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 30 | 1,408 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 78 | 1,239 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 24 | 1,178 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 15 | 1,052 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 208 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 208 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 9 | 205 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 9 | 205 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 170 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 6 | 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 WV0004201.
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 15, 2026.