Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0093840
MARMET DOCK, Madison, WV: NPDES WV0093840 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MARMET DOCK, held by JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV0093840, which discharges to Kanawha Rv. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2016 and expiring June 5, 2021.
MARMET DOCK, Madison, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0093840, held by JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 13, 2016, term to June 5, 2021; discharges to KANAWHA RV.
- pH: 32 limits, 93 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2024.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 34 limits, 332 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 34 limits, 332 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Specific conductance: 30 limits, 332 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 30 limits, 332 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 30 limits, 332 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 24 limits, 277 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Aluminum, total [as Al]: 42 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 42 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow rate: 20 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, settleable: 14 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Stream flow, instantaneous: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 2, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- May 6, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- March 10, 2026: Sampling (S).
Other permits held by JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY
- DEEP MINE 130, Cannelton: WV0051829, issued August 14, 2020
- KANAWHA DIVISION SURFACE MINES, Peytona: WV0093912, issued February 19, 2021
- 9D STRIP MINE/LADY DUNN PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE FACILITY/DUNN HOLLOW & STATEN, Julian: WV0093929, issued September 5, 2014
- STOCKTON MINE, Cannelton: WV1012452, issued May 26, 2015
- DEEP MINE 160, Julian: WV1019350, issued January 17, 2019
MARMET DOCK among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 10 discharge permits in the Lens Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500060402), WV0093840 among them. Its county holds 266, 13 of them major permits; WV0093840 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Lens Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500060402)
- CHEMOURS BELLE PLANT, Belle: WV0002399, major permit, discharging to KANAWHA RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2013
- CITY OF MARMET, Marmet: WVR030037, minor permit, discharging to Lens Ck/Kanawha, permit term to August 11, 2019
- FOURMILE SURFACE MINE, Charleston: WV1015184, minor permit, discharging to FOURMILE FK/LENS CK, permit term to November 13, 2019
- HERNSHAW TRUCK WASH, Hernshaw: WVG990259, minor permit, discharging to Natural Drainage/Culvert/Lens Ck/Kanawha Rv, permit term to June 12, 2027
- KD SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Charleston: WV1021877, minor permit, discharging to LENS CK, permit term to August 26, 2018
- LENS CREEK NO. 2 MINE, Hernshaw: WV1014692, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to August 6, 2018
- LOCUST FORK SURFACE MINE, Charleston: WV1020641, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to September 13, 2021
- RUSH CREEK SURFACE MINE, Charleston: WV1019121, minor permit, discharging to RUSH CK, permit term to April 17, 2023
- TOWN OF CHESAPEAKE, Chesapeake: WV0024708, minor permit, discharging to N/A, permit term to July 1, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | MARMET DOCK |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | WV0093840 |
| 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 | December 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | June 5, 2021 |
| Address | Madison, WV 25130 |
| Receiving water | KANAWHA RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lens Creek (HUC 050500060402) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 32 | 93 | 1 | July 31, 2024 | |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 34 | 332 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 34 | 332 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 30 | 332 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 30 | 332 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 30 | 332 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 24 | 277 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 42 | 138 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 42 | 138 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 20 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 14 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0093840.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| May 6, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 10, 2026 | 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 WV0093840.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.