Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0089591

WEST DUNBAR PSD, Institute, WV: NPDES WV0089591 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WEST DUNBAR PSD holds NPDES permit WV0089591, which discharges to Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued February 6, 1998 and expiring December 11, 2021.

WEST DUNBAR PSD, Institute, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0089591; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued February 6, 1998, term to December 11, 2021; discharges to KANAWHA RIVER.

August 27, 2026: Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) (ST6).
August 27, 2026: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
August 27, 2026: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
August 27, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
February 4, 2022: Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) (ST6).
February 4, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) (ST6).
May 3, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
May 3, 2018: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 209 were issued before WV0089591.

Coverages issued nearest WV0089591

September 10, 1997: TOWN OF LUMBERPORT, Lumberport, WV0024546, held by LUMBERPORT, TOWN OF
September 29, 1997: CITY OF THOMAS, Thomas, WV0024856, held by THOMAS, CITY OF
October 15, 1997: PAGE-KINCAID PSD, Kincaid, WV0084425
October 31, 1997: LUBECK PSD, Washington, WV0032590
January 23, 1998: KINGMILL VALLEY PSD, Fairmont, WV0086487
February 6, 1998: TOWN OF FLEMINGTON, Flemington, WV0105406, held by FLEMINGTON, TOWN OF
April 2, 1998: SALT ROCK SEWER PSD, Ona, WV0084450
July 2, 1998: PINE GROVE TOWN OF, Pine Grove, WV0084433, held by PINE GROVE, TOWN OF
July 13, 1998: PHILIPPI WWTP, Philippi, WV0021857, held by PHILIPPI, CITY OF
July 20, 1998: COTTAGEVILLE PSD, Millwood, WV0105431

WEST DUNBAR PSD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 29 discharge permits in the Tyler Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080303), WV0089591 among them. Its county holds 266, 13 of them major permits; WV0089591 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Tyler Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080303)

ALTIVIA SERVICES, LLC, Institute: WV0000086, major permit, discharging to KANAWHA RIVER, permit term to February 12, 2024
AMERICAN ASPHALT OF WEST VIRGINIA ST ALBANS, St. Albans: WVG612885, minor permit, discharging to Kanawha River, permit term to March 6, 2030
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY - JOHN E. AMOS PLANT, Winfield, Wv: WV0001074, major permit, discharging to Kanawha River, permit term to June 30, 2018
ASTORG AUTO - KANAWHA COUNTY, WV, St Albans: WVR113305, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Lower Kanawha Rv., permit term to February 19, 2027
CHARLESTON, CITY OF, Charleston: WVL023205, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF DUNBAR SANITARY BOARD, Dunbar Wv: WV0028118, major permit, discharging to Kanawha River/Ohio River, permit term to June 30, 2022
CITY OF ST. ALBANS, St. Albans: WVL023175, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF ST. ALBANS MUNICIPAL UTILITY COMMISSION, St. Albans: WV0023175, major permit, discharging to Kanawha River/Ohio River, permit term to June 30, 2022
DICK HENDERSON BRIDGE, S320-P25-0.05, 00, St. Albans, Wv: WVR105751, not classed, discharging to Kanawha R
DUNBAR SPUR 46KV STRUCTURE 13-16 EMERGENCY PROJECT, Dunbar: WVR113483, minor permit, discharging to Aarons Ck/Kanawha Rv, permit term to April 5, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	WEST DUNBAR PSD
Permittee as filed	WEST DUNBAR PSD
NPDES ID	WV0089591
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	February 6, 1998
Expiration date	December 11, 2021
Address	Institute, WV 25112
Receiving water	KANAWHA RIVER
Subwatershed	Tyler Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500080303)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES WV0089591.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

7Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 27, 2026	Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR)	ST6
August 27, 2026	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	ST6
August 27, 2026	Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator	ST6
February 4, 2022	Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR)	ST6
February 4, 2022	Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I)	ST6
May 3, 2018	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
May 3, 2018	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 27, 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 WV0089591.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0089591 held by WEST DUNBAR PSD in Institute, WV, a minor discharger that discharges to the KANAWHA RIVER within the Tyler Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080303). The facts list the permit as Effective, with 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.