Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0031968
TOWN OF ELEANOR, Eleanor, WV: NPDES WV0031968 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
TOWN OF ELEANOR, held by ELEANOR, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit WV0031968, which discharges to Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued June 6, 1981 and expiring June 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TOWN OF ELEANOR |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ELEANOR, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0031968 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 6, 1981 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Eleanor, WV 25070 |
| Receiving water | KANAWHA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Buffalo Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500080308) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 106 | 104 | December 31, 2011 | 78,789% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 102 | 100 | December 31, 2011 | 87,400% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 57 | 49 | March 31, 2026 | 111% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 52 | 32 | November 30, 2025 | 2,771% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 25 | 24 | April 30, 2025 | 357% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 27 | 15 | April 30, 2025 | 110% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 18 | 14 | February 28, 2011 | 257% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 8 | 7 | April 30, 2025 | 189% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 8 | 4 | April 30, 2025 | 283% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total | 2 | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 29, 2020 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| October 29, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0031968.
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 WV0031968.
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 October 14, 2026.