Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0096733
LICK BRANCH DEEP MINE, Smithers, WV: NPDES WV0096733 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 4Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LICK BRANCH DEEP MINE, held by LITTLE EAGLE COAL COMPANY, L.L.C., holds NPDES permit WV0096733, which discharges to Lick Br/Rich Ck. EPA’s file records it issued July 16, 2015 and expiring July 10, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LICK BRANCH DEEP MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LITTLE EAGLE COAL COMPANY, L.L.C. |
| NPDES ID | WV0096733 |
| 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 | July 16, 2015 |
| Expiration date | July 10, 2020 |
| Address | Smithers, WV 25186 |
| Receiving water | LICK BR/RICH CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rich Creek-Gauley River (HUC 050500050809) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 17 | 2 | September 30, 2025 | 188% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0096733.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| August 4, 2026 | Sampling | S |
| June 3, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| January 27, 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 WV0096733.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.