Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0054500
CITY OF SHINNSTON, Shinnston, WV: NPDES WV0054500 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF SHINNSTON, held by SHINNSTON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WV0054500, which discharges to West Fork River. EPA’s file records it issued May 12, 1995 and expiring June 30, 2025. 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 | CITY OF SHINNSTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHINNSTON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | WV0054500 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 12, 1995 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Address | Shinnston, WV 26431 |
| Receiving water | WEST FORK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Limestone Run-West Fork River (HUC 050200020602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, suspended percent removal, dry | 1 | 47 | 45 | June 30, 2026 | 480% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 42 | 30 | February 28, 2026 | 7,902% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 29 | 25 | August 31, 2025 | 1,110% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, dry | 1 | 24 | 19 | July 31, 2025 | 563% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 27 | 15 | August 31, 2025 | 283% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 27 | 15 | February 28, 2023 | 62% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal, wet | 1 | 14 | 11 | June 30, 2026 | 87% over the limit |
| BOD, 5 day percent removal, wet | 1 | 13 | 9 | July 31, 2025 | 105% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2015 | 147% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 12 | 4 | January 31, 2011 | 79% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 3 | April 30, 2016 | 426% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 3 | August 31, 2017 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2015 | 33% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 9, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 12, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 28, 2019 | WW CSO - Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop or Submit Adequate LTCP | ST6 |
| May 28, 2019 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #1(Proper operation and maintenance) | ST6 |
| May 28, 2019 | WW CSO - Failure to implement required NMC #8 (Public notification) | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.