UNION PSD, Nitro, WV: NPDES WV0037486 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

UNION PSD, Nitro, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0037486; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued January 25, 1975, term to June 30, 2022; discharges to Kanawha River/Ohio River.

8 of the 31 pollutants listed for NPDES WV0037486 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

• Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2010, largest 340% over the limit.
• Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 14,900% over the limit.
• Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2012, largest 3,900% over the limit.
• Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2017, largest 433% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 93% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 16 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 35% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 16 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 73% over the limit.
• Mercury, total [as Hg]: 8 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 177% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 20% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 30% over the limit.
• pH: 8 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2024.
• Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 16 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
• Copper, total [as Cu]: 12 limits, 11 violations of any kind.
• Zinc, total [as Zn]: 12 limits, 11 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
• Flow rate: 10 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Arsenic, total [as As]: 6 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Nickel, total [as Ni]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]: 2 limits.
• Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Silver total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits.
• Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits.
• Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits.

• March 19, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
• March 19, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
• March 19, 2026: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
• March 19, 2026: Evaluation (S).
• June 14, 2024: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
• June 14, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
• June 14, 2024: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
• June 14, 2024: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
• June 14, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
• June 14, 2024: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
• June 14, 2024: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
• August 9, 2022: Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation (ST6).
• March 22, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) (ST6).
• March 22, 2018: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
• June 1, 2017: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
• June 1, 2017: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 39 were issued before WV0037486.

Coverages issued nearest WV0037486

• 1974-07-30: CITY OF GLEN DALE, Glen Dale: WV0020036, held by GLEN DALE, CITY OF
• 1974-08-12: PUTNAM PSD HOMETOWN WWTP, Hometown: WV0028045, held by PUTNAM PSD
• 1974-08-28: CITY OF MARTINSBURG WWTP, Martinsburg: WV0023167, held by MARTINSBURG, CITY OF
• 1974-09-22: CITY OF WELCH, Hemphill: WV0024589, held by WELCH, CITY OF
• 1974-09-23: GREATER HARRISON CO. PSD, West Milford: WV0084301, held by GREATER HARRISON COUNTY PSD
• 1975-02-16: TOWN OF ELLENBORO, Ellenboro: WV0027308, held by ELLENBORO, TOWN OF
• 1975-02-17: GLASGOW WWTP, Glasgow: WV0020265, held by GLASGOW, TOWN OF
• 1975-02-17: CITY OF CHESTER, Chester: WV0021768, held by CHESTER, CITY OF
• 1975-02-17: CITY OF PETERSBURG, Petersburg: WV0021792, held by PETERSBURG, CITY OF
• 1975-02-17: TOWN OF CEREDO, Ceredo: WV0021873, held by CEREDO, TOWN OF

UNION PSD among its neighbors

34 discharge permits are in the Scary Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080304); WV0037486 is one. Its county: 266, 13 major; WV0037486 is major permit.

Other permits in the Scary Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080304)

• AC&S, INC., Nitro: WV0075621, major, term to 2022-06-30
• APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY - JOHN E. AMOS LANDFILL, Winfield: WV0116254, minor, term to 2017-06-19
• BANCROFT-NITRO 69KV RELOCATION, Nitro: WVR112888, minor, term to 2029-04-05
• BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH, INC, Nitro: WV0077682, minor, term to 2022-05-31
• COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED, ST. ALBANS, St. Albans: WV0111414, minor, term to 2022-06-30
• COUNTRY COVE ESTATES, Scott Depot: WVG550582, minor, term to 2015-09-23
• DANA TRANSPORT INC., Nitro: WV0050130, minor, term to 2022-06-27
• DEVONSHIRE AT TEAYS VALLEY, Scott Depot: WVR110159, minor, term to 2024-02-09
• EASTWOOD ACRES, Nitro: WVG550243, minor, term to 2009-05-13
• HANSON READY MIX - WINFIELD PLANT, Winfield: WV0115339, minor, term to 2022-06-30