Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0039136

HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD, Harpers Ferry, WV: NPDES WV0039136 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD holds NPDES permit WV0039136, which discharges to Shenandoah River. EPA’s file records it issued April 11, 1982 and expiring January 18, 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	HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD
Permittee as filed	HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD
NPDES ID	WV0039136
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	April 11, 1982
Expiration date	January 18, 2026
Address	Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Receiving water	SHENANDOAH RIVER
Subwatershed	Flowing Springs Run-Shenandoah River (HUC 020700070304)
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

14Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
4With 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
Chlorine, total residual	2	51	7	August 31, 2018	178,471% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	48	4	October 31, 2021	120% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	24	2	December 31, 2019	237% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	89	1	March 31, 2020	152% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	96	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	90	0
Solids, total suspended	4	88	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	60	0
pH	2	44	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	44	0
Copper, total recoverable	4	40	0
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	22	0
Lead, total recoverable	2	14	0
Zinc, total recoverable	2	4	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

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0039136.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0039136.

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 WV0039136.

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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HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0039136; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued April 11, 1982, term to January 18, 2026; discharges to SHENANDOAH RIVER.

Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2018, largest 178,471% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2021, largest 120% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 24 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2019, largest 237% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 89 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2020, largest 152% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 96 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 118 were issued before WV0039136.

Coverages issued nearest WV0039136

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
September 30, 1981: HURRICANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Hurricane, WV0028151, held by HURRICANE, CITY OF
March 29, 1982: KANAWHA FALLS PSD, Deepwater, WV0034991
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
September 10, 1986: BURNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD, Burnsville, WV0024945, held by BURNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
January 4, 1990: TOWN OF OCEANA, Lynco, WV0024431, held by OCEANA, TOWN OF

HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 36 discharge permits in the Flowing Springs Run-Shenandoah River subwatershed (HUC 020700070304), WV0039136 among them. Its county holds 98, 1 of them major permits; WV0039136 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Flowing Springs Run-Shenandoah River subwatershed (HUC 020700070304)

402 VESTALS GAP RD, LLC., Harpers Ferry: WVG417571, minor permit, discharging to Natural drainage/UNT/Shenandoah Rv/Potomac Rv, permit term to June 30, 2029
AVALON - SECTION 1, City Of Charles Town: WVR112702, minor permit, discharging to Cattail Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
BRAE V. RAPHAEL, Harpers Ferry: WVG417545, minor permit, discharging to Natural drainage/UNT/Shenandoah Rv/Potomac Rv, permit term to June 30, 2029
BRECKENRIDGE EAST WWTP, Halltown: WV0105872, minor permit, discharging to Flowing Springs Run, permit term to June 30, 2016
BRIAR RUN ESTATES ADDITION RESIDUE-PARCEL B, Ranson: WVR113206, minor permit, discharging to Flowing Springs Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
BRIDGEFORTH PROPERTY, Ranson: WVR112783, minor permit, discharging to UNT/ Flowing Springs Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
CHARLES TOWN DAY CARE CENTER, Charles Town: WVR112490, minor permit, discharging to Cattail Run, Shenandoah River, permit term to April 5, 2029
CLARION INN, Harpers Ferry: WVG550828, minor permit, discharging to UNT/SHENANDOAH RV RM 2.61/POTOMAC RV, permit term to September 30, 2025
EAST JEFFERSON WWTP, Harpers Ferry: WV0105724, minor permit, discharging to Shenandoah River, permit term to April 8, 2026
FAIRFAX CROSSING INFRASTRUCTURE, Ranson: WVR112905, minor permit, discharging to Flowing Springs Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to June 30, 2026

Nearby on the register

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

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0039136 held by HARPERS FERRY-BOLIVAR PSD in Harpers Ferry, WV, which discharges to the Shenandoah River within the Flowing Springs Run-Shenandoah River subwatershed (HUC 020700070304). The facts list 14 pollutants on file, 14 under a numeric limit, 14 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.