SURFACE #1 & DEEP MINES UPPER CEDAR GROVE #5 & ALMA NO. 2, Charleston, WV: NPDES WV0095869 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SURFACE #1 & DEEP MINES UPPER CEDAR GROVE #5 & ALMA NO. 2, Charleston, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0095869, held by BEN'S CREEK OPERATIONS WV LLC; Administratively continued; issued December 14, 2016, term to December 12, 2021; discharges to TUG FK.

• Solids, total suspended: 18 limits, 311 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 31% over the limit.
• Aluminum, total [as Al]: 42 limits, 856 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2018, largest 41% over the limit.
• Specific conductance: 42 limits, 882 violations of any kind.
• Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 42 limits, 882 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total dissolved: 42 limits, 882 violations of any kind.
• Iron, total [as Fe]: 36 limits, 729 violations of any kind.
• Manganese, total [as Mn]: 36 limits, 729 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 36 limits, 729 violations of any kind.
• pH: 35 limits, 727 violations of any kind.
• Selenium, total recoverable: 9 limits, 660 violations of any kind.
• Solids, settleable: 10 limits, 393 violations of any kind.
• Flow rate: 16 limits, 318 violations of any kind.
• Stream flow, instantaneous: 12 limits, 252 violations of any kind.

• August 26, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• June 17, 2026: Sampling (S).
• March 25, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by BEN'S CREEK OPERATIONS WV LLC

• HERNSHAW CUT THROUGH, Wharncliffe: WV1007912, issued 2018-09-07
• RIGHTHAND FORK NO. 1, Matewan: WV1013106, issued 2018-01-03
• GLEN ALUM REFUSE AREA, Wharncliffe: WV1013173, issued 2018-09-11
• PATTON NO. 2 DEEP MINE, Charleston: WV1013211, issued 2018-09-07
• RIGHTHAND FORK DEEP MINE, Wharncliffe: WV1016784, issued 2018-09-11
• PATTON NO. 10, Wharncliffe: WV1019058, issued 2018-07-06
• LOWER ALMA DEEP MINE NO.6, Charleston: WV1029801, issued 2018-08-17
• SURFACE MINE 1, Gilbert: WV1031171, issued 2022-09-07
• TALLEY HOLLOW SURFACE MINE, Wharncliffe: WV1031295, issued 2024-04-08

SURFACE #1 & DEEP MINES UPPER CEDAR GROVE #5 & ALMA NO. 2 among its neighbors

7 discharge permits are in the Ben Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010302); WV0095869 is one. Its county: 147, 1 major; WV0095869 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Ben Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010302)

• LOW GAP SURFACE MINE, Wharncliffe: WV1016288, minor, term to 2019-02-21
• MATERIAL HANDLING FACILITY, Wharncliffe: WV1011057, minor, term to 2023-10-16
• MTNVIEW TO GILBERT (U330-52-39.70_05), Gilbert: WVR110714, minor, term to 2025-05-30
• POUNDING MILL & BEAR HOLLOW WATER MONITORING, Wharncliffe: WV0117587, minor, term to 2025-05-05
• SURFACE MINE 1, Gilbert: WV1031171, minor, term to 2027-09-05
• TWISTED GUN GAP HAULROAD, Oak Hill: WV1024965, minor, term to 2022-04-03