Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0028151
HURRICANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Hurricane, WV: NPDES WV0028151 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 35Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HURRICANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by HURRICANE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0028151, which discharges to Hurricane Creek/Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 1981 and expiring June 7, 2022.
HURRICANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Hurricane, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0028151, held by HURRICANE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 30, 1981, term to June 7, 2022; discharges to HURRICANE CREEK/Kanawha River.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 12 limits, 104 violations of any kind, 96 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,070% over the limit.
- Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 51 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 97% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 6 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 14,900% over the limit.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 12 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 5,362% over the limit.
- Flow rate: 6 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,986% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 14 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 90% over the limit.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 171% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 1% over the limit.
- Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]: 6 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 11,900% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2007, largest 170% over the limit.
- Arsenic, total [as As]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 60% over the limit.
- Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 1,071% over the limit.
- pH: 10 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2020.
- Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1% over the limit.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2026, largest 780% over the limit.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 12 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Aluminum, total [as Al]: 10 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 7 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- April 22, 2025: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
- February 13, 2023: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- February 13, 2023: Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) (ST6).
- June 22, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- June 22, 2021: Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards (ST6).
- June 22, 2021: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- February 6, 2019: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 116 were issued before WV0028151. HURRICANE, CITY OF holds 3 permits in West Virginia.
Other permits held by HURRICANE, CITY OF
- CITY OF HURRICANE WTP, Hurricane: WVG640109, issued February 6, 2019
- HURRICANE, CITY OF, Hurricane: WVL028151, issued January 1, 2021
Coverages issued nearest WV0028151
- December 31, 1980: NEW MARTINSVILLE, New Martinsville, WV0027472, held by NEW MARTINSVILLE, CITY OF
- February 26, 1981: DELBARTON TOWN OF, Delbarton, WV0042374, held by DELBARTON, TOWN OF
- February 27, 1981: WESTON SAITARY BOARD, Weston, WV0028088, held by WESTON, CITY OF
- May 15, 1981: CITY OF LOGAN, Logan, WV0033821, held by LOGAN, CITY OF
- June 6, 1981: TOWN OF ELEANOR, Eleanor, WV0031968, held by ELEANOR, TOWN OF
- March 29, 1982: KANAWHA FALLS PSD, Deepwater, WV0034991
- April 11, 1982: HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD, Harpers Ferry, WV0039136
- April 15, 1982: CITY OF SPENCER, Spencer, WV0020095, held by SPENCER, CITY OF
- May 7, 1982: NEW HAVEN TOWN OF, New Haven, WV0032531, held by NEW HAVEN, TOWN OF
- August 23, 1985: WHITE SULPHUR SPINGS WWTP, White Sulphur Springs, Wv 24986, WV0084000, held by WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, CITY OF
HURRICANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 23 discharge permits in the Hurricane Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500080306), WV0028151 among them. Its county holds 92, 4 of them major permits; WV0028151 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Hurricane Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500080306)
- 95 AT HARBOUR BRIDGE, Hurricane: WVR113358, minor permit, discharging to Hurricane Creek/Lower Kanawha, permit term to May 4, 2027
- CAMC TEAYS VALLEY, Hurricane: WVR112884, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Mill Ck./Hurricane Ck./Lower Kanawha Rv., permit term to April 5, 2029
- CITY OF HURRICANE WTP, Hurricane: WVG640109, minor permit, discharging to MILL CK/HURRICANE CK/KANAWHA RV, permit term to July 18, 2023
- COW CREEK TO WINFIELD SIX LANE WIDENING, Teays Valley: WVR105491, not classed, discharging to UNT/ Mill Ck/ Hurricane Ck/ Kanawha R
- DAVID W. STANSBERRY, Hurricane: WVG417693, minor permit, discharging to Driveway Ditch/UNT/UNT/Hurricane Ck/Kanwaha Rv, permit term to June 30, 2029
- DOUGLAS TATE, Hurricane: WVG413851, minor permit, discharging to ROAD DITCH/SLEEPY CK/HURRICANE CK/KANAWHA RV, permit term to June 30, 2029
- GENERATIONS FORD WEST LOT, Hurricane: WVR113160, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Hurricane Ck./Lower Kanawha Rv., permit term to April 5, 2029
- GENEVIEVE MILLER, Hurricane: WVG411190, minor permit, discharging to ROAD DITCH//HURRICANE CK/KANAWHA RV, permit term to May 31, 2014
- HURRICANE DOLLAR GENERAL, Hurricane: WVR112952, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Hurricance Ck./Lower Kanawha Rv., permit term to April 5, 2029
- HURRICANE GAS PROCESSING PLANT, Hurricane: WVG612949, minor permit, discharging to Trace Fk/Hurricane Ck/Kanawha River, permit term to March 6, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | HURRICANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HURRICANE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0028151 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 30, 1981 |
| Expiration date | June 7, 2022 |
| Address | Hurricane, WV 25526 |
| Receiving water | HURRICANE CREEK/Kanawha River |
| Subwatershed | Hurricane Creek (HUC 050500080306) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 35Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 12 | 104 | 96 | June 30, 2026 | 1,070% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 55 | 51 | November 30, 2024 | 97% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 46 | 42 | July 31, 2026 | 14,900% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 12 | 36 | 28 | July 31, 2026 | 5,362% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 6 | 17 | 15 | June 30, 2026 | 1,986% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 14 | 22 | 12 | May 31, 2026 | 90% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 7 | 7 | July 31, 2026 | 171% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 5 | August 31, 2021 | 1% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 6 | 14 | 4 | September 30, 2024 | 11,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 8 | 2 | May 31, 2007 | 170% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 6 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2022 | 60% over the limit |
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | 1,071% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 11 | 1 | January 31, 2020 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 11 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 1% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 9 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 780% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| February 13, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 13, 2023 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| June 22, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 22, 2021 | Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards | ST6 |
| June 22, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 6, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0028151.
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 WV0028151.
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