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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0094790

JIMTOWN NORTON PLANT & LOADOUT, Norton, WV: NPDES WV0094790 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

JIMTOWN NORTON PLANT & LOADOUT, held by CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV0094790, which discharges to Tygart Valley Rv. EPA’s file records it issued December 20, 2017 and expiring December 18, 2022.

JIMTOWN NORTON PLANT & LOADOUT, Norton, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0094790, held by CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 20, 2017, term to December 18, 2022; discharges to TYGART VALLEY RV.

  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 27 limits, 976 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 56% over the limit.
  • pH: 18 limits, 754 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2023.
  • Solids, total suspended: 15 limits, 541 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2021, largest 20% over the limit.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 27 limits, 972 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 27 limits, 972 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 27 limits, 972 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 26 limits, 971 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 26 limits, 971 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 26 limits, 971 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 15 limits, 903 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 10 limits, 360 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 8 limits, 288 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 14, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • September 8, 2026: Sampling (S).
  • June 22, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • March 2, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY

JIMTOWN NORTON PLANT & LOADOUT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Mill Creek-Tygart Valley River subwatershed (HUC 050200010407), WV0094790 among them. Its county holds 54, 1 of them major permits; WV0094790 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Mill Creek-Tygart Valley River subwatershed (HUC 050200010407)

Identity

Facility as filedJIMTOWN NORTON PLANT & LOADOUT
Permittee as filedCARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY
NPDES IDWV0094790
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
IssuedDecember 20, 2017
Expiration dateDecember 18, 2022
AddressNorton, WV 26285
Receiving waterTYGART VALLEY RV
SubwatershedMill Creek-Tygart Valley River (HUC 050200010407)

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
Aluminum, total [as Al]279764May 31, 202656% over the limit
pH187541January 31, 2023
Solids, total suspended155411September 30, 202120% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]279720
Manganese, total [as Mn]279720
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]279720
Specific conductance269710
Sulfate, total [as SO4]269710
Solids, total dissolved269710
Solids, settleable159030
Flow rate103600
Stream flow, instantaneous82880

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0094790.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 14, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
September 8, 2026SamplingS
June 22, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
March 2, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 WV0094790.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit WV0094790 held by CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY for the JIMTOWN NORTON PLANT & LOADOUT in Norton, WV, which discharges to Tygart Valley Rv and is listed as administratively continued with a Minor Discharger class. The page lists 12 pollutants on file, with 3 under a numeric limit and 3 with an effluent exceedance, and cites the permit file as issued December 20, 2017 and expiring December 18, 2022, as of the September 15, 2026 load date.