Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0053929
STAR BRIDGE PREPARATION PLANT, Helvetia, WV: NPDES WV0053929 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 4Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
STAR BRIDGE PREPARATION PLANT, held by CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV0053929, which discharges to Left Fk/Buckhannon Rv. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2018 and expiring March 7, 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 | STAR BRIDGE PREPARATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | WV0053929 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 13, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 7, 2023 |
| Address | Helvetia, WV 26224 |
| Receiving water | LEFT FK/BUCKHANNON RV |
| Subwatershed | Left Fork Buckhannon River (HUC 050200010301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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] | 21 | 390 | 30 | May 31, 2026 | 389% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 15 | 371 | 11 | December 31, 2022 | 63% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 145 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | 27% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 6 | 453 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 15 | 360 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 15 | 360 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 15 | 360 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 15 | 360 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 14 | 336 | 0 | ||
| pH | 13 | 312 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 6 | 144 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 6 | 144 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 63 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| August 10, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| June 16, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 23, 2026 | 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 WV0053929.
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.