CHEAT LAKE WWTP (OUTLET 001), Morgantown, WV: NPDES WV0083071 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CHEAT LAKE WWTP (OUTLET 001), Morgantown, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0083071, held by MORGANTOWN UTILITY BD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 31, 1995, term to April 8, 2026; discharges to CHEAT RIVER.

• Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2010, largest 79% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2006, largest 560% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• pH: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.

• May 15, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 167 were issued before WV0083071. MORGANTOWN UTILITY BD holds 6 permits in West Virginia.

Other permits held by MORGANTOWN UTILITY BD

• ROBERT B CREEL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Morgantown: WVG640142, issued 2019-02-06
• MUB SHOP YARD EXPANSION 2018, Morgantown: WVR110078, issued 2018-10-01
• PIERPONT FIELDS SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION, Morgantown: WVR110183, issued 2019-01-21
• CHEAT LAKE WWTP EXPANSION, Morgantown: WVR112681, issued 2024-09-25
• CORY JONES, Morgantown: WVR113425, issued 2026-05-14

Coverages issued nearest WV0083071

• 1995-03-21: LEADSVILLE PSD, Elkins: WV0083500
• 1995-05-08: RAVENCLIFF-MCGRAWS-SAULSVILLE PSD, Glen Rogers: WV0080390
• 1995-05-12: CITY OF SHINNSTON, Shinnston: WV0054500, held by SHINNSTON, CITY OF
• 1995-05-31: EVANS WWTP, Ripley, Wv: WV0027791, held by RIPLEY, CITY OF
• 1995-05-31: SHADY SPRING PSD, Glen Morgan: WV0080403
• 1995-06-30: CITY OF DUNBAR SANITARY BOARD, Dunbar Wv: WV0028118, held by DUNBAR, CITY OF
• 1995-07-10: BLACKSVILLE SEWAGE DEPARTMENT, Blacksville: WV0100323, held by BLACKSVILLE, TOWN OF
• 1995-07-28: CITY OF WEIRTON SANITARY BOARD, Weirton: WV0023108, held by WEIRTON, CITY OF
• 1995-08-08: TOWN OF HANDLEY, Handley: WV0103675, held by HANDLEY, TOWN OF
• 1995-08-10: MATOAKA WWTP, Matoaka: WV0024864, held by MERCER COUNTY PSD

CHEAT LAKE WWTP (OUTLET 001) among its neighbors

28 discharge permits are in the Cheat Lake-Cheat River subwatershed (HUC 050200040707); WV0083071 is one. Its county: 185, 6 major; WV0083071 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Cheat Lake-Cheat River subwatershed (HUC 050200040707)

• 6 ACRES DEVELOPMENT, Morgantown: WVR112993, minor, term to 2029-04-05
• ALAN BLOSSER, Maidsville: WV1029258, minor, term to 2021-03-24
• BEAR PEAK SPRINGHILL, Lake Lynn: PAC260184, minor, term to 2029-12-07
• BETTY JEAN ESTATE, Morgantown: WVG550677, minor, term to 2020-09-30
• BUCKEYE STONE COMPANY, Morgantown: WV0047171, minor, term to 2024-06-10
• CHEAT LAKE WWTP EXPANSION, Morgantown: WVR112681, minor, term to 2029-04-05
• CHERRYWOOD RESIDENTIAL, Morgantown: WVR109981, minor, term to 2019-07-25
• CORY JONES, Morgantown: WVR113425, minor, term to 2027-09-01
• ED DUNN ROAD GYM BUILDING, Morgantown: WVR113024, minor, term to 2029-04-05
• EDWARD E THOMPSON, Morgantown: WV1027255, minor, term to 2023-11-13