Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0045501

TOWN OF WARDENSVILLE, Wardensville, WV: NPDES WV0045501 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TOWN OF WARDENSVILLE, held by WARDENSVILLE, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit WV0045501, which discharges to Cacapon River. EPA’s file records it issued December 15, 1994 and expiring March 23, 2025.

TOWN OF WARDENSVILLE, Wardensville, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0045501, held by WARDENSVILLE, TOWN OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued December 15, 1994, term to March 23, 2025; discharges to Cacapon River.

Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 54 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2018, largest 1,937% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 85 violations of any kind, 53 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 318% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 61 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 100% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 36 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2019, largest 433% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2019, largest 87,619% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 1,290% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2014, largest 113% over the limit.
Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2015, largest 32% over the limit.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2015, largest 18% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2015, largest 48% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 155 were issued before WV0045501.

Coverages issued nearest WV0045501

June 17, 1994: SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY PSD, Ripley, WV0084468
November 3, 1994: CRAB ORCHARD/MACARTHUR PSD, Macarthur, WV0082309, held by CRAB ORCHARD MACARTHUR PSD
December 9, 1994: TOWN OF REEDY, Reedy, WV0042692, held by REEDY, TOWN OF
December 9, 1994: BEVERLY TOWN OF, Beverly, WV0045136, held by BEVERLY, TOWN OF
December 14, 1994: TOWN OF HARTFORD WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM, Hartford, WV0080527, held by HARTFORD, TOWN OF
December 19, 1994: CLAYWOOD PARK PSD, Parkersburg, WV0043991
December 22, 1994: SPRING VALLEY PSD, Huntington, WV0102725
December 30, 1994: BELINGTON CITY OF, Belington, WV0029289, held by BELINGTON, TOWN OF
January 23, 1995: OAKVALE ROAD PSD, Princeton, WV0080489
January 23, 1995: MINERAL WELLS PSD, Mineral Wells, WV0081141

TOWN OF WARDENSVILLE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Waites Run-Cacapon River subwatershed (HUC 020700030702), WV0045501 among them. Its county holds 19, 1 of them major permits; WV0045501 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Waites Run-Cacapon River subwatershed (HUC 020700030702)

CAPON VALLEY CHAROLAIS FARM, Wardensville: WV0116475, minor permit, discharging to Slate Rock Run of Cacapon River, permit term to April 16, 2018
HARDY CO 23/12-VA STATE LINE X316-H-125.16 00, Wardensville: WVR112434, minor permit, discharging to UNT for Trout Rn., Waites Rn., Slate Rock Rn./Lost, permit term to April 5, 2029
WAITES RUN BRIDGE S316-55-39.66, Wardensville: WVR110204, minor permit, discharging to WAITES RUN CACAPON RIVER POTOMAC RIVER, permit term to March 31, 2019
WARDENSVILLE TO VA LINE X316-H-125.16, Wardensville: WVR113328, minor permit, discharging to UNT Slate Run/Slate Run/Cacapon Rv., permit term to February 6, 2027

Identity

Facility as filed	TOWN OF WARDENSVILLE
Permittee as filed	WARDENSVILLE, TOWN OF
NPDES ID	WV0045501
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 15, 1994
Expiration date	March 23, 2025
Address	Wardensville, WV 26851
Receiving water	Cacapon River
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Waites Run-Cacapon River (HUC 020700030702)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
11With 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
Copper, total recoverable	2	68	54	October 31, 2018	1,937% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	85	53	May 31, 2026	318% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	61	29	June 30, 2025	100% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	36	28	February 28, 2019	433% over the limit
pH	2	36	20	August 31, 2025
Chlorine, total residual	2	29	13	January 31, 2019	87,619% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	41	9	May 31, 2025	1,290% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	17	9	April 30, 2014	113% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable	2	16	2	January 31, 2015	32% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	22	1	May 31, 2015	18% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	22	1	May 31, 2015	48% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	27	0
Coliform, fecal general	2	16	0
Zinc, total recoverable	2	14	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0045501.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0045501.

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 WV0045501.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit WV0045501, held by WARDENSVILLE, TOWN OF for the TOWN OF WARDENSVILLE facility in Wardensville, WV, which discharges to the Cacapon River. The page lists a permit status of Effective, a Minor discharger class, and 14 pollutants on file, of which 14 are under a numeric limit and 11 show an effluent exceedance.