CITY OF MOUNT HOPE, Mount Hope, WV: NPDES WV0021776 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF MOUNT HOPE, Mount Hope, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0021776, held by MOUNT HOPE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 13, 1976, term to March 25, 2024; discharges to Dunloup Creek/New River/Kanawha River.

• Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 22,641% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 260% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 197% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 93% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 87% over the limit.
• Zinc, total recoverable: 6 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 296% over the limit.
• Lead, total recoverable: 6 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 220% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2008, largest 17% over the limit.
• Copper, total recoverable: 8 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2025, largest 495% over the limit.
• Flow rate: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2022, largest 350% over the limit.
• pH: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total, sludge, percent: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
• Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
• Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
• Iron, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Calcium, total [as Ca]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Organic nitrogen sludge, tot dry wt.: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.

• September 10, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
• May 25, 2023: Biosolids - Land Application: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation (ST6).
• June 8, 2022: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
• June 8, 2022: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 61 were issued before WV0021776.

Coverages issued nearest WV0021776

• 1975-12-12: BRIDGEPORT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Bridgeport: WV0025461, held by BRIDGEPORT, CITY OF
• 1976-04-25: TWON OF FARMINGTON, Farmington: WV0021865, held by FARMINGTON, TOWN OF
• 1976-04-25: GRANVILLE TOWN OF, Granville: WV0024988, held by GRANVILLE, TOWN OF
• 1976-04-25: BLUEWELL PSD, Rock: WV0028134
• 1976-04-25: TOWN OF TERRA ALTA, Terra Alta: WV0033804, held by TERRA ALTA, TOWN OF
• 1976-06-13: TOWN OF ANSTED, Ansted: WV0020672, held by ANSTED, TOWN OF
• 1976-06-26: NORTH BECKLEY PSD, Beckley: WV0027740
• 1976-07-26: TOWN OF ROWLESBURG, Rowlesburg: WV0027481, held by ROWLESBURG, TOWN OF
• 1976-07-26: CITY OF GLENVILLE, Glenville: WV0040401, held by GLENVILLE, CITY OF
• 1976-07-29: CITY OF KENOVA, Kenova: WV0035912, held by KENOVA, CITY OF

CITY OF MOUNT HOPE among its neighbors

10 discharge permits are in the Dunloup Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500040301); WV0021776 is one. Its county: 108, 2 major; WV0021776 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Dunloup Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500040301)

• BAILEY SALVAGE AND MAINTENANCE, Scarbro: WVG613083, minor, term to 2030-03-06
• CITY OF MOUNT HOPE MS4, Mount Hope: WVR030055, minor, term to 2019-08-11
• CUE OF WV LLC, Mount Hope: WVG612898, minor, term to 2030-03-06
• E. J. & L. CO., INC., Piney View: WV1027743, minor, term to 2023-09-20
• MOUNT HOPE SITE, Mt. Hope: WVG610862, minor, term to 2014-03-31
• PRICE HILL COMPLEX - POND CLEANING, Price Hill: WVR112806, minor, term to 2026-02-06
• STREAM ENHANCEMENT PROJECT PHASE 1, Mount Hope: WVR113392, minor, term to 2029-04-05
• SUMMIT BECHTEL RESERVE WWTP & SPRAY FIELDS, Glen Jean: WV0116807, minor, term to 2029-08-15
• WHITE OAK PSD, Glen Jean: WV0044041, minor, term to 2024-04-29