Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0094552

BIG JARRELL HAULROAD AND GENERAL FACILITY, Seth, WV: NPDES WV0094552 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
18Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
4Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BIG JARRELL HAULROAD AND GENERAL FACILITY, held by ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0094552, which discharges to Hopkins Fk/Laurel Ck. EPA’s file records it issued January 3, 2018 and expiring December 26, 2022.

BIG JARRELL HAULROAD AND GENERAL FACILITY, Seth, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0094552, held by ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 3, 2018, term to December 26, 2022; discharges to HOPKINS FK/LAUREL CK.

Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 18 limits, 1,368 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 18 limits, 1,206 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 18 limits, 1,206 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 17 limits, 1,172 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 16 limits, 1,138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 16 limits, 1,138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 16 limits, 1,138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 22 limits, 910 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 12 limits, 888 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 14 limits, 854 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 8 limits, 536 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 4 limits, 268 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 100 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 100 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 3 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 9, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
July 14, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
May 14, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
March 12, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC.

SUGAR CAMP SURFACE MINE, Oak Hill: WV0038539, issued July 21, 2014
HOBET SURFACE MINE PIT #1, Madison: WV0044288, issued May 23, 2018
BRAGG FORK IMPOUNDMENT, Madison: WV0046701, issued June 1, 2018
AMHERST 4H & PARAGAN MINES, Yolyn: WV0053163, issued March 19, 2021
HOBET JOB NO. 21 - SURFACE WESTRIDGE MINE, Madison: WV0056405, issued July 14, 2017
PEACHTREE REFUSE, Glen Daniel: WV0058521, issued October 20, 2017
TYGART RIVER MINE AND REFUSE FACILITIES, Madison: WV0062766, issued September 24, 2013
ROBIN HOOD NO. 8 PLANT AND REFUSE FACILITY, Madison: WV0065536, issued December 5, 2017
BIG MOUNTAIN PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE AREA, Madison: WV0065617, issued September 6, 2017
MORRIS FORK PLANT AND BELCHER REFUSE, Clendenin: WV0066231, issued September 29, 2017

BIG JARRELL HAULROAD AND GENERAL FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Laurel Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500090602), WV0094552 among them. Its county holds 169, 0 of them major permits; WV0094552 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Laurel Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500090602)

ASSET MINING, Prenter: WV1031031, minor permit, discharging to BIG JARRELLS CK/HOPKINS FK, permit term to November 13, 2027
BIG MOUNTAIN PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE AREA, Madison: WV0065617, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE JARRELLS CK, permit term to September 5, 2022
BLACK BISHOP MINE, Madison: WV1021010, minor permit, discharging to LAUREL CK, permit term to December 21, 2022
BOARD CAMP MINE, Madison: WV1029959, minor permit, discharging to LAUREL CK, permit term to February 8, 2023
CHESS PROCESSING REFUSE DISPOSAL AREA, Sylvester: WV0050903, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE ELK CK, permit term to April 24, 2023
CHESTERFIELD NO. 12 MINE, Peytona: WV1008358, minor permit, discharging to LAUREL CK, permit term to June 21, 2022
CHESTERFIELD SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV0038113, minor permit, discharging to CHRISLEY FK, permit term to March 20, 2022
CHESTERFIELD SURFACE MINE EXT., Madison: WV1004387, minor permit, discharging to COLD FK, permit term to August 14, 2017
DOROTHY NO. 3 MINE, Seth: WV1022881, minor permit, discharging to BIG JARRELLS CK/HOPKINS FK, permit term to November 7, 2022
KATHY A. WEIKLE, Seth: WVG416344, minor permit, discharging to Culvert/Laurel Ck/Big Coal Rv/Coal Rv/Kanawha Rv, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	BIG JARRELL HAULROAD AND GENERAL FACILITY
Permittee as filed	ERP ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, INC.
NPDES ID	WV0094552
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 3, 2018
Expiration date	December 26, 2022
Address	Seth, WV 25181
Receiving water	HOPKINS FK/LAUREL CK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Laurel Creek (HUC 050500090602)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
18Under a numeric limit
18With a violation of any kind
0With 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
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	18	1,368
Manganese, total [as Mn]	18	1,206
Aluminum, total [as Al]	18	1,206
Iron, total [as Fe]	17	1,172
Specific conductance	16	1,138
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	16	1,138
Solids, total dissolved	16	1,138
Solids, total suspended	22	910
Solids, settleable	12	888
pH	14	854
Flow rate	8	536
Stream flow, instantaneous	4	268
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	100
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	100
Chlorine, total residual	3	75
Coliform, fecal general	3	75
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	25
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	25

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV0094552.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0094552.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 9, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
July 14, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
May 14, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
March 12, 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 WV0094552.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit WV0094552 for the Big Jarrell Haulroad and General Facility in Seth, WV, held by ERP Environmental Fund, Inc., which discharges to Hopkins Fk/Laurel Ck. The permit is listed as administratively continued and a minor discharger, with 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.