Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0044288
HOBET SURFACE MINE PIT #1, Madison, WV: NPDES WV0044288 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 4Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HOBET SURFACE MINE PIT #1, held by ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0044288, which discharges to Little Horse Ck. EPA’s file records it issued May 23, 2018 and expiring May 18, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HOBET SURFACE MINE PIT #1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0044288 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 23, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 18, 2023 |
| Address | Madison, WV 25130 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE HORSE CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Little Coal River (HUC 050500090502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 9 | 324 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 9 | 324 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 9 | 318 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 8 | 313 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 8 | 313 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 8 | 312 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 8 | 312 | 0 | ||
| pH | 7 | 266 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 185 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 4 | 174 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 2 | 93 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV0044288.
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 WV0044288.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| July 9, 2026 | Sampling | S |
| April 17, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 3, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
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 WV0044288.
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 September 15, 2026.