Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0063576

VALLEY POINT REFUSE, Albright, WV: NPDES WV0063576 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
4Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

VALLEY POINT REFUSE, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0063576, which discharges to Martin Ck. EPA’s file records it issued June 23, 2017 and expiring June 19, 2022.

VALLEY POINT REFUSE, Albright, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0063576, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 23, 2017, term to June 19, 2022; discharges to MARTIN CK.

Aluminum, total [as Al]: 9 limits, 504 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 5,137% over the limit.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 8 limits, 499 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 8,763% over the limit.
pH: 8 limits, 432 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 9 limits, 499 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2024, largest 18% over the limit.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 9 limits, 498 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 7 limits, 456 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 7 limits, 456 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 7 limits, 456 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 4 limits, 268 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 258 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 2 limits, 152 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 4 limits, 128 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 30, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
June 22, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
March 25, 2026: Sampling (S).
January 13, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC

EAGLE DRY REFUSE / BROWNS BR IMPOUNDMENT / WHITE KNIGHT MINE, Bandytown: WV0025607, issued November 9, 2018
DIAMOND ENERGY, Matewan: WV0057797, issued February 28, 2018
SPROUSE CREEK SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT, Matewan: WV0064262, issued May 2, 2014
STIRRAT PREP PLANT & REFUSE FACILITY, Omar: WV0066630, issued June 6, 2019
ROCKY HOLLOW MINE #1, Matewan: WV0090026, issued May 2, 2014
BOOMER HOLLOW COMPLEX, Boomer: WV0094226, issued August 11, 2017
WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE, Newburg: WV0095583, issued December 20, 2017
MOUNTAINEER ALMA A DEEP MINE, Wharncliffe: WV0096253, issued June 15, 2016
SPIRIT RIDGE SUFACE MINE, Summersville: WV0096598, issued June 13, 2017
ELM REFUSE AREA AND #6 DEEP MINE, Drennen: WV0096865, issued August 30, 2017

VALLEY POINT REFUSE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200040703), WV0063576 among them. Its county holds 101, 0 of them major permits; WV0063576 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200040703)

MARTIN CREEK WATERSHED, Kingwood: WV1029380, minor permit, discharging to MARTIN CK, permit term to July 28, 2024
MARY RUTH CORPORATION, Albright: WV1029321, minor permit, discharging to MUDDY CK, permit term to February 15, 2026
MINERALS (LIMESTONE), Terra Alta: WV0119113, minor permit, discharging to MUDDY CK, permit term to February 27, 2022
T&T FUELS, Albright: WV1023543, minor permit, discharging to MUDDY CK, permit term to March 19, 2026
VIKING COAL CO. U0-519, Kingwood: WV1023519, minor permit, discharging to MARTIN CK, permit term to May 3, 2021

Identity

Facility as filed	VALLEY POINT REFUSE
Permittee as filed	LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC
NPDES ID	WV0063576
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	June 23, 2017
Expiration date	June 19, 2022
Address	Albright, WV 26519
Receiving water	MARTIN CK
Subwatershed	Muddy Creek (HUC 050200040703)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
12With 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
Aluminum, total [as Al]	9	504	6	February 28, 2025	5,137% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]	8	499	6	February 28, 2025	8,763% over the limit
pH	8	432	4	February 28, 2025
Manganese, total [as Mn]	9	499	1	March 31, 2024	18% over the limit
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	9	498	0
Specific conductance	7	456	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	7	456	0
Solids, total dissolved	7	456	0
Flow rate	4	268	0
Solids, total suspended	3	258	0
Solids, settleable	2	152	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	4	128	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0063576.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 30, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
June 22, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
March 25, 2026	Sampling	S
January 13, 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 WV0063576.

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

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0063576 for Valley Point Refuse in Albright, WV, held by Lexington Coal Company, LLC, which discharges to Martin Ck in the Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200040703). The permit is listed as administratively continued and a minor discharger class, with 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance on file.