Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0004642
ADO INDUSTRIES, INC., Moundsville, WV: NPDES WV0004642 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 27Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 16Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ADO INDUSTRIES, INC. holds NPDES permit WV0004642, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued June 5, 1992 and expiring June 24, 2025.
ADO INDUSTRIES, INC., Moundsville, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0004642; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 5, 1992, term to June 24, 2025; discharges to OHIO RIVER.
- Vanadium, total [as V]: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2013, largest 400% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2009, largest 2,900% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2010, largest 257% over the limit.
- Benzo[a]anthracene: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 1,216% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2007, largest 85% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 240% over the limit.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2012, largest 153% over the limit.
- Chrysene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 1,479% over the limit.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 59% over the limit.
- Benzo[b]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 821% over the limit.
- Benzo[a]pyrene: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 1,584% over the limit.
- Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 584% over the limit.
- Dibenz[a,h]anthracene: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 979% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2006, largest 85% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2015.
- Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2017, largest 33% over the limit.
- Aluminum, total recoverable: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[k]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluoranthene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Barium, total [as Ba]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- November 8, 2024: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- November 8, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
ADO INDUSTRIES, INC. among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Big Run-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050301061208), WV0004642 among them. Its county holds 59, 5 of them major permits; WV0004642 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Big Run-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050301061208)
- AEP GENERATION RESOURCES, INC. - KAMMER PLANT, Moundsville, Wv: WV0005291, major permit, discharging to OHIO RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2015
- AEP MITCHELL PLANT - STATION R6/R7 DEMO PROJECT, Moundsville: WVR113462, minor permit, discharging to Ohio River, permit term to April 5, 2029
- KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY - MITCHELL PLANT, Moundsville: WV0005304, major permit, discharging to Conner Run of Fish Creek of Ohio River, permit term to June 30, 2015
- MARSHALL COUNTY MINE-DRAINAGE REDIRECTION CHANNEL, Moundsville: WV1025597, minor permit, discharging to GRAVEYARD RN, permit term to February 16, 2026
- REED MINERALS, LLC, Moundsville: WV0117366, minor permit, discharging to Ohio River, permit term to May 7, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | ADO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ADO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0004642 |
| 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 | June 5, 1992 |
| Expiration date | June 24, 2025 |
| Address | Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Big Run-Ohio River (HUC 050301061208) |
| SIC | 1422 – Crushed And Broken Limestone |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 27Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 16With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanadium, total [as V] | 0 | 24 | 22 | February 28, 2013 | 400% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 13 | 11 | March 31, 2009 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 9 | 9 | April 30, 2010 | 257% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 2 | 9 | 5 | December 31, 2015 | 1,216% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 14 | 4 | June 30, 2007 | 85% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 14 | 4 | June 30, 2016 | 240% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 10 | 4 | February 29, 2012 | 153% over the limit |
| Chrysene | 2 | 8 | 4 | March 31, 2016 | 1,479% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 8 | 2 | August 31, 2017 | 59% over the limit |
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 2 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | 821% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | 1,584% over the limit |
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 2 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | 584% over the limit |
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 2 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | 979% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 85% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 9 | 1 | February 28, 2015 | |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2017 | 33% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 8, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| November 8, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0004642.
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 WV0004642.
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