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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0032115

TIOGA PLANT COMPLEX, Tioga, WV: NPDES WV0032115 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TIOGA PLANT COMPLEX, held by GAULEY EAGLE HOLDINGS, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0032115, which discharges to Big Beaver Ck. EPA’s file records it issued November 18, 2016 and expiring November 15, 2021. 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 filedTIOGA PLANT COMPLEX
Permittee as filedGAULEY EAGLE HOLDINGS, INC.
NPDES IDWV0032115
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 18, 2016
Expiration dateNovember 15, 2021
AddressTioga, WV 26691
Receiving waterBIG BEAVER CK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedBig Beaver Creek (HUC 050500050801)
SIC1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

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

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Aluminum, total [as Al]5178910July 31, 20238,900% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]491,0817January 31, 20218,879% over the limit
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]512,1000
Solids, settleable179360
Selenium, total recoverable819000
Solids, total suspended217830
pH607240
Flow rate346010
Specific conductance386000
Solids, total dissolved385980
Sulfate, total [as SO4]355290
Stream flow, instantaneous191840
Manganese, total [as Mn]3180

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0032115.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 30, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
June 24, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
March 16, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 WV0032115.

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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TIOGA PLANT COMPLEX, Tioga, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0032115, held by GAULEY EAGLE HOLDINGS, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 18, 2016, term to November 15, 2021; discharges to BIG BEAVER CK.

  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 51 limits, 789 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2023, largest 8,900% over the limit.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 49 limits, 1,081 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2021, largest 8,879% over the limit.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 51 limits, 2,100 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 17 limits, 936 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 81 limits, 900 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 21 limits, 783 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 60 limits, 724 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 34 limits, 601 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 38 limits, 600 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 38 limits, 598 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 35 limits, 529 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 19 limits, 184 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 3 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 30, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • June 24, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • March 16, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

TIOGA PLANT COMPLEX among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Big Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050801), WV0032115 among them. Its county holds 110, 1 of them major permits; WV0032115 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Big Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050801)

  • DUSTY COALS, INC., Craigsville: WV1027719, minor permit, discharging to WYATT RN, permit term to August 23, 2023
  • JINKS MINING COMPANY, Calvin: WV1028669, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE BEAVER CK, permit term to October 29, 2024
  • KNIGHT-INC NO. 1 SURFACE MINE, Cowen: WV0094889, minor permit, discharging to BIG BEAVER CK, permit term to October 23, 2025
  • LODESTAR ENERGY, Calvin: WV1026879, minor permit, discharging to LEFT FK/BEAVER CK, permit term to March 14, 2023
  • MOUNTAINEER FUELS, Calvin: WV1026887, minor permit, discharging to BIG BEAVER CK, permit term to March 6, 2023
  • O'BRIEN FORK NO. 2A SURFACE MINE, Cowen: WV1017632, minor permit, discharging to OBRIEN FK, permit term to March 26, 2024
  • S-3002-02 & S-3015-06, Charleston: WV1019686, minor permit, discharging to LOWER LAUREL RN, permit term to April 13, 2018
  • TRIPLE A COALS, INCORPORATED, Oak Hill: WV1024795, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE BEAVER CK, permit term to December 1, 2021
  • W&E LOGGING AND COAL S-20-82, Craigsville: WV1026895, minor permit, discharging to HANNAH RN, permit term to March 6, 2023
  • WYE NO. 1 MINE, Charleston: WV1019511, minor permit, discharging to BIG BEAVER CK, permit term to February 7, 2018

Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV0032115 for the TIOGA PLANT COMPLEX in Tioga, WV, held by GAULEY EAGLE HOLDINGS, INC., which discharges to Big Beaver Ck within the Big Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050801). The page lists a permit status of administratively continued, a discharger class of 13, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.