Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0097250

MONTCOAL MOUNTAIN HAULROAD, Twilight, WV: NPDES WV0097250 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
17Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
5Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MONTCOAL MOUNTAIN HAULROAD, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV0097250, which discharges to Marsh Fk. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2017 and expiring May 16, 2022.

MONTCOAL MOUNTAIN HAULROAD, Twilight, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0097250, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 31, 2017, term to May 16, 2022; discharges to MARSH FK.

Specific conductance: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 36 limits, 876 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 26 limits, 704 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 28 limits, 700 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 24 limits, 648 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 16 limits, 432 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 8 limits, 152 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 96 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 14, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
August 17, 2026: Evaluation (S).
April 7, 2026: Evaluation (S).
March 23, 2026: Evaluation (S).
February 18, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC

EAGLE DRY REFUSE / BROWNS BR IMPOUNDMENT / WHITE KNIGHT MINE, Bandytown: WV0025607, issued November 9, 2018
DIAMOND ENERGY, Matewan: WV0057797, issued February 28, 2018
VALLEY POINT REFUSE, Albright: WV0063576, issued June 23, 2017
SPROUSE CREEK SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT, Matewan: WV0064262, issued May 2, 2014
STIRRAT PREP PLANT & REFUSE FACILITY, Omar: WV0066630, issued June 6, 2019
ROCKY HOLLOW MINE #1, Matewan: WV0090026, issued May 2, 2014
BOOMER HOLLOW COMPLEX, Boomer: WV0094226, issued August 11, 2017
WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE, Newburg: WV0095583, issued December 20, 2017
MOUNTAINEER ALMA A DEEP MINE, Wharncliffe: WV0096253, issued June 15, 2016
SPIRIT RIDGE SUFACE MINE, Summersville: WV0096598, issued June 13, 2017

MONTCOAL MOUNTAIN HAULROAD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 21 discharge permits in the Lower Marsh Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090204), WV0097250 among them. Its county holds 162, 5 of them major permits; WV0097250 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Marsh Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090204)

BLACK EAGLE DEEP MINE, Whitesville: WV1029061, minor permit, discharging to MARSH FK, permit term to July 25, 2023
BRUSHY EAGLE MINE, Whitesville: WV1014528, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE MARSH FK, permit term to October 20, 2025
BRUSHY FORK IMPOUNDMENT, Whitesville Wv: WV1015044, minor permit, discharging to BRUSHY FK/LITTLE MARSH FK, permit term to November 14, 2022
CRESCENT NO. 2 SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV1029711, minor permit, discharging to WEST FK, permit term to December 16, 2017
ELLIS CREEK REFUSE DISP. AREA, Whitesville: WV1012584, minor permit, discharging to ELLIS CK, permit term to February 3, 2022
ELLIS UPPER CEDAR GROVE MINE, Naoma: WV1030167, minor permit, discharging to ELLIS CK, permit term to June 22, 2025
GOALS PREP PLANT AND SHUMATE CREEK SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT, Naoma: WV0042846, minor permit, discharging to MARSH FK, permit term to December 18, 2022
HAZY CREEK HIGHWALL MINE NO. 1, Edwight: WV1024426, minor permit, discharging to HAZY CK, permit term to June 18, 2022
HAZY CREEK NO. 2 GAS MINE, Naoma: WV1001159, minor permit, discharging to HAZY CK, permit term to May 9, 2022
LOW GAP REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITY, Whitesville: WV1014781, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to September 2, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	MONTCOAL MOUNTAIN HAULROAD
Permittee as filed	LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC
NPDES ID	WV0097250
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	May 31, 2017
Expiration date	May 16, 2022
Address	Twilight, WV 25204
Receiving water	MARSH FK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Lower Marsh Fork (HUC 050500090204)

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
17Under 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
Specific conductance	36	876
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	36	876
Iron, total [as Fe]	36	876
Manganese, total [as Mn]	36	876
Aluminum, total [as Al]	36	876
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	36	876
Solids, total dissolved	36	876
pH	26	704
Solids, total suspended	28	700
Solids, settleable	24	648
Flow rate	16	432
Stream flow, instantaneous	8	152
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	0	96
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	52
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	4	52
Coliform, fecal general	2	26
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	13
Chlorine, total residual	1	13

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV0097250.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0097250.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 14, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
August 17, 2026	Evaluation	S
April 7, 2026	Evaluation	S
March 23, 2026	Evaluation	S
February 18, 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 WV0097250.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0097250 for MONTCOAL MOUNTAIN HAULROAD in Twilight, WV, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, with a Minor discharger class and an administratively continued status. The permit was issued May 31, 2017 and expired May 16, 2022, and it discharges to MARSH FK, which is 303(D) Listed, in the Lower Marsh Fork (HUC 050500090204) subwatershed. The page lists 18 pollutants on file, 17 under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.