Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0094081

MONTGOMERY IRON AND DOCK - DOCK NO. 1, Hugheston, WV: NPDES WV0094081 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
15Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MONTGOMERY IRON AND DOCK - DOCK NO. 1, held by FRASURE CREEK MINING, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0094081, which discharges to Kanawha Rv. EPA’s file records it issued January 17, 2019 and expiring January 14, 2024.

MONTGOMERY IRON AND DOCK - DOCK NO. 1, Hugheston, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0094081, held by FRASURE CREEK MINING, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 17, 2019, term to January 14, 2024; discharges to KANAWHA RV.

Aluminum, total [as Al]: 12 limits, 564 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 1,053% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2021, largest 1,300% over the limit.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 8 limits, 374 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2020, largest 480% over the limit.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 8 limits, 374 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 83% over the limit.
Flow rate: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 4 limits, 234 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 4 limits, 186 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Ammonia, unionized: 4 limits, 186 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 4 limits, 184 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 184 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 27, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
May 6, 2026: Sampling (S).
January 15, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by FRASURE CREEK MINING, LLC

GLENCO HAULROAD, Oak Hill: WV1019431, issued May 24, 2021
OPEN FORK HAULROAD, Kincaid: WV1019473, issued May 8, 2017
BIG EAGLE NO. 1 & 2 DEEP MINE, Kincaid: WV1019481, issued April 28, 2017
OPEN FORK SURFACE MINE, Kincaid: WV1019520, issued March 23, 2018
SPRING FORK SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Oak Hill: WV1020625, issued March 15, 2016
GLENCO HOLLOW SURFACE MINE, Kincaid: WV1021931, issued November 3, 2017
GLENCO CONVEYOR, Deepwater: WV1022083, issued December 8, 2017
PEERLESS DEEP MINE, Oak Hill: WV1022130, issued June 28, 2013
TAYLOR BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Kincaid: WV1022300, issued July 16, 2015
ISABAN PRIMARY HAULROAD, Isaban: WV1022865, issued August 23, 2018

MONTGOMERY IRON AND DOCK - DOCK NO. 1 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 20 discharge permits in the Hughes Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500060306), WV0094081 among them. Its county holds 266, 13 of them major permits; WV0094081 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Hughes Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500060306)

APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY - KANAWHA RIVER PLANT, Glasgow: WV0001066, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RIVER, permit term to November 7, 2021
BRIDGEVALLEY CTC BUILDING DEMOLITION, Montgomery: WVR112889, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Kanawha Rv., permit term to April 5, 2029
CABIN CREEK-CEDAR GROVE 69KV REBUILD, Cabin Creek: WVR113131, minor permit, discharging to Carroll Branch/Laural Fork/Kellys Creek/Sugarcamp, permit term to December 1, 2026
CITY OF MONTGOMERY, Montgomery: WV0020621, minor permit, discharging to Kanawha River, permit term to April 13, 2026
COALBURG WEST RIVER LOADING FACILITY, Cabin Creek: WV1012657, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to September 6, 2022
CROWN HILL LOADOUT FACILITY, Hansford: WV0055824, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to February 10, 2026
CROWN HILL REFUSE, SLIDE, AND DRAINAGE, Crown Hill: WVR112822, minor permit, permit term to February 20, 2026
DEEP MINE 130, Cannelton: WV0051829, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to August 4, 2025
DEEP MINE 160, Julian: WV1019350, minor permit, discharging to HUGHES CK, permit term to January 15, 2024
ERGON TERMINALING, INC. - HUGHESTON, Hugheston: WVG612994, minor permit, discharging to Kanawha River, permit term to March 6, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	MONTGOMERY IRON AND DOCK - DOCK NO. 1
Permittee as filed	FRASURE CREEK MINING, LLC
NPDES ID	WV0094081
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	January 17, 2019
Expiration date	January 14, 2024
Address	Hugheston, WV 25110
Receiving water	KANAWHA RV
Subwatershed	Hughes Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500060306)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

15Pollutants on file
15Under a numeric limit
15With a violation of any kind
4With 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
Aluminum, total [as Al]	12	564	6	October 31, 2023	1,053% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	375	3	February 28, 2021	1,300% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]	8	374	2	December 31, 2020	480% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]	8	374	2	March 31, 2025	83% over the limit
Flow rate	8	372	0
Specific conductance	8	372	0
pH	8	372	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	8	372	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	8	372	0
Solids, total dissolved	8	372	0
Solids, settleable	4	234	0
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]	4	186	0
Ammonia, unionized	4	186	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	4	184	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	184	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0094081.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 27, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
May 6, 2026	Sampling	S
January 15, 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 WV0094081.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV0094081 for Montgomery Iron and Dock - Dock No. 1 in Hugheston, WV, held by Frasure Creek Mining, LLC, with the permit listed as administratively continued and discharging to the Kanawha Rv. The register lists a permit status of Minor Discharger class, 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and 15 pollutants under a numeric limit.