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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0093076

#2 DEEP MINE, Madison, WV: NPDES WV0093076 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

#2 DEEP MINE, held by INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0093076, which discharges to Kanawha Rv. EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2018 and expiring February 22, 2023.

#2 DEEP MINE, Madison, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0093076, held by INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 28, 2018, term to February 22, 2023; discharges to KANAWHA RV.

  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 21 limits, 1,152 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 21 limits, 1,152 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 21 limits, 1,152 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 19 limits, 1,138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 17 limits, 1,124 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 17 limits, 1,124 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 17 limits, 1,124 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 16 limits, 952 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 9 limits, 723 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 12 limits, 519 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 10 limits, 424 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 6 limits, 344 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 15 limits, 226 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, dry weight: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, LLC

#2 DEEP MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 18 discharge permits in the Upper Little Coal River subwatershed (HUC 050500090502), WV0093076 among them. Its county holds 169, 0 of them major permits; WV0093076 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Little Coal River subwatershed (HUC 050500090502)

  • AMBER RASHAEL FOSTER, Foster: WVG417645, minor permit, discharging to Right Fk/Rock Ck/Little Coal Rv/Coal Rv/Kanawha Rv, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • BOONE COUNTY TECHNICAL/CAREER CENTER, Madison: WVG551111, minor permit, discharging to ROCK CK/LITTLE COAL RV/COAL RV/KANAWHA RV, permit term to September 30, 2025
  • BOONE NORTH NO. 2 SURFACE MINE, Ashford: WV1020927, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to September 8, 2022
  • BOONE RECYLCING CENTER, Foster: WVRNE0116, minor permit, discharging to Rock Creek/Little Coal River/Coal River/Kanawha Ri, permit term to March 31, 2014
  • BUCK FORK SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV1028481, minor permit, discharging to HEWITT CK/LL COAL RV, permit term to January 6, 2024
  • CAMP CREEK NO. 1 MINE, Madison: WV1015818, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE COAL RV, permit term to August 7, 2022
  • DANVILLE YARD, Danville: WVG612874, minor permit, discharging to Little Coal River/Coal River/Kanawha River, permit term to March 6, 2030
  • HAULROAD NO. 4, Julian: WV1025279, minor permit, discharging to HEWETT CK, permit term to November 9, 2022
  • HEWITT CREEK SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Madison: WV1020234, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE COAL RV, permit term to March 9, 2020
  • HOBET JOB NO. 21 - SURFACE WESTRIDGE MINE, Madison: WV0056405, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to July 10, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed#2 DEEP MINE
Permittee as filedINDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, LLC
NPDES IDWV0093076
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 28, 2018
Expiration dateFebruary 22, 2023
AddressMadison, WV 25130
Receiving waterKANAWHA RV
SubwatershedUpper Little Coal River (HUC 050500090502)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Manganese, total [as Mn]211,1520
Aluminum, total [as Al]211,1520
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]211,1520
Iron, total [as Fe]191,1380
Specific conductance171,1240
Sulfate, total [as SO4]171,1240
Solids, total dissolved171,1240
pH169520
Solids, settleable97230
Solids, total suspended125190
Stream flow, instantaneous104240
Flow rate63440
Selenium, total recoverable152260
Selenium, dry weight240

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV0093076.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0093076.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0093076.

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 WV0093076.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0093076 for #2 DEEP MINE in Madison, WV, held by INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, LLC, which discharges to KANAWHA RV in the Upper Little Coal River subwatershed (HUC 050500090502). The permit is listed as administratively continued, a Minor discharger class, with 14 pollutants on file, all 14 under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.