Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0081850

CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD FRENCHBURG PLANT, Shanks, WV: NPDES WV0081850 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
21Pollutants under a numeric limit
14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD FRENCHBURG PLANT, held by CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD, holds NPDES permit WV0081850, which discharges to Little Cacapon River Of Potomac River. EPA’s file records it issued July 30, 1996 and expiring April 27, 2025.

CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD FRENCHBURG PLANT, Shanks, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0081850, held by CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 30, 1996, term to April 27, 2025; discharges to Little Cacapon River of Potomac River.

BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 62 violations of any kind, 61 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2011, largest 567% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 61 violations of any kind, 60 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2023, largest 93% over the limit.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2020, largest 573% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 1,970% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 14 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 300% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 104% over the limit.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 8 limits, 61 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 23,700% over the limit.
Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 8 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 410% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2023, largest 1,105% over the limit.
Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2009, largest 50% over the limit.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 8 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 96% over the limit.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 8 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 213% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2009, largest 42% over the limit.
pH: 12 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2020.
Flow rate: 10 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 184 were issued before WV0081850. CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD holds 3 permits in West Virginia.

Other permits held by CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD

GREEN SPRING SEWER PLANT, Green Spring: WV0105678, issued September 5, 2002
WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, Romney: WVR112565, issued October 1, 2024

Coverages issued nearest WV0081850

February 13, 1996: WHITEHALL PSD, Fairmont, WV0084085
February 13, 1996: TOWN OF STAR CITY, Star City, WV0103918, held by STAR CITY, TOWN OF
March 22, 1996: NEW CREEK PSD, New Creek, WV0085456
April 22, 1996: OH/ INW/ BH/ NE 001-004, Martinsburg, WV0082759, held by BERKELEY COUNTY PSSD
May 10, 1996: FLATWOODS-CANOE RUN PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, Gassaway, West Virginia, WV0084042, held by FLATWOODS-CANOE RUN PSD
September 3, 1996: TOWN OF ANMOORE, Anmoore, WV0086860, held by ANMOORE, TOWN OF
September 27, 1996: TOWN OF BARRACKVILLE, Barrackville, WV0081434, held by BARRACKVILLE, TOWN OF
September 30, 1996: CLARKSBURG SANITARY BOARD, Clarksburg, WV0023302, held by CLARKSBURG SANITARY BD
October 4, 1996: FOLLANSBEE CITY OF, Follansbee, WV0020273, held by FOLLANSBEE, CITY OF
October 7, 1996: CAMDEN ON GAULEY TOWN OF, Camden On Gauley, WV0024961, held by CAMDEN ON GAULEY, TOWN OF

CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD FRENCHBURG PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Shawan Run-Little Cacapon River subwatershed (HUC 020700030202), WV0081850 among them. Its county holds 18, 0 of them major permits; WV0081850 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Shawan Run-Little Cacapon River subwatershed (HUC 020700030202)

WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, Romney: WVR112565, minor permit, discharging to Little Cacapon R / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD FRENCHBURG PLANT
Permittee as filed	CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD
NPDES ID	WV0081850
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	July 30, 1996
Expiration date	April 27, 2025
Address	Shanks, WV 26704
Receiving water	Little Cacapon River of Potomac River
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Shawan Run-Little Cacapon River (HUC 020700030202)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

21Pollutants on file
21Under a numeric limit
19With a violation of any kind
14With 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
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	62	61	December 31, 2011	567% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	61	60	February 28, 2023	93% over the limit
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	2	42	38	May 31, 2020	573% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	32	28	February 28, 2026	1,970% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	14	71	19	March 31, 2026	300% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	6	23	19	February 28, 2026	104% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]	8	61	11	December 31, 2024	23,700% over the limit
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	8	56	10	June 30, 2026	410% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	8	8	February 28, 2023	1,105% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable	2	7	7	February 28, 2009	50% over the limit
Lead, total [as Pb]	8	51	3	October 31, 2024	96% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]	8	50	2	October 31, 2024	213% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	3	2	June 30, 2009	42% over the limit
pH	12	53	1	May 31, 2020
Flow rate	10	48	0
Lead, total recoverable	2	8	0
Zinc, total recoverable	2	4	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	3	1	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	0	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0081850.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0081850.

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 WV0081850.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0081850 held by CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD for its FRENCHBURG PLANT in Shanks, WV, which discharges to the Little Cacapon River of Potomac River. The record lists 21 pollutants under a numeric limit and 14 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit shown as administratively continued and in the Minor Discharger class.