TOWN OF TERRA ALTA, Terra Alta, WV: NPDES WV0033804 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TOWN OF TERRA ALTA, Terra Alta, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0033804, held by TERRA ALTA, TOWN OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued April 25, 1976, term to March 7, 2026; discharges to SNOWY CREEK.

1 of the 18 pollutants listed for NPDES WV0033804 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

• Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 116 violations of any kind, 112 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 2,329% over the limit.
• Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 87 violations of any kind, 83 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2026, largest 567% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 169 violations of any kind, 81 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 1,607% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 11 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 52 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,000% over the limit.
• Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 4 limits, 101 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 2,550% over the limit.
• Flow rate: 4 limits, 67 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 317% over the limit.
• Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 9,832% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 12 limits, 102 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,500% over the limit.
• Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 4,700% over the limit.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 48% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 567% over the limit.
• Copper, total [as Cu]: 8 limits, 83 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 80% over the limit.
• pH: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025.
• Zinc, total [as Zn]: 8 limits, 82 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 13% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 27% over the limit.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Lead, total recoverable: 6 limits.

• April 23, 2024: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
• April 23, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
• April 23, 2024: Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards (ST6).
• April 23, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
• April 23, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order (ST6).
• April 23, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
• April 23, 2024: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
• May 1, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 57 were issued before WV0033804.

Coverages issued nearest WV0033804

• 1975-11-22: ELKINS CITY OF, Elkins: WV0020028, held by ELKINS, CITY OF
• 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
• 1976-05-13: CITY OF MOUNT HOPE, Mount Hope: WV0021776, held by MOUNT HOPE, CITY 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

TOWN OF TERRA ALTA among its neighbors

3 discharge permits are in the Snowy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060103); WV0033804 is one. Its county: 101, 0 major; WV0033804 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Snowy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060103)

• ALPINE LAKE WWTP, Terra Alta: WV0086665, minor, term to 2026-02-22
• TURNER DOUGLAS ACCESS ROAD, Oakland: WV1025635, minor, term to 2017-07-31