Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0097969

DEEP MINE NO. 3, Ikes Fork, WV: NPDES WV0097969 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
4Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

DEEP MINE NO. 3, held by H & S COAL COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV0097969, which discharges to Guyandotte Rv. EPA’s file records it issued January 26, 2018 and expiring December 21, 2022.

DEEP MINE NO. 3, Ikes Fork, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0097969, held by H & S COAL COMPANY; Effective; issued January 26, 2018, term to December 21, 2022; discharges to GUYANDOTTE RV.

Aluminum, total [as Al]: 9 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 13% over the limit.
Solids, settleable: 3 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 9 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 9 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 9 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 19, 2026: Reconnaissance with Sampling (S).
July 21, 2026: Sampling (S).
April 14, 2026: Reconnaissance with Sampling (S).
January 28, 2026: Sampling (S).

DEEP MINE NO. 3 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Little Huff Creek subwatershed (HUC 050701010501), WV0097969 among them. Its county holds 93, 0 of them major permits; WV0097969 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Little Huff Creek subwatershed (HUC 050701010501)

LOW ASH COAL, Hensley: WV1026950, minor permit, discharging to PAD FK, permit term to March 12, 2023
RD BAILEY LAKE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Justice: WVG640014, minor permit, discharging to LITTLLE HUFF CK/GUYANDOTTE RV, permit term to July 18, 2023
VERNON ACID MINE TREATMENT FACILITY, Hanover: WV1012258, minor permit, discharging to GUYANDOTTE RV, permit term to February 8, 2020

Identity

Facility as filed	DEEP MINE NO. 3
Permittee as filed	H & S COAL COMPANY
NPDES ID	WV0097969
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	January 26, 2018
Expiration date	December 21, 2022
Address	Ikes Fork, WV 24854
Receiving water	GUYANDOTTE RV
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Little Huff Creek (HUC 050701010501)

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
5With 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
Aluminum, total [as Al]	9	2	2	March 31, 2023	13% over the limit
Solids, settleable	3	138	0
Specific conductance	9	6	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	9	6	0
Solids, total dissolved	9	6	0
Iron, total [as Fe]	9	0	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	9	0	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	9	0	0
pH	6	0	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	4	0	0
Solids, total suspended	3	0	0
Flow rate	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV0097969.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 19, 2026	Reconnaissance with Sampling	S
July 21, 2026	Sampling	S
April 14, 2026	Reconnaissance with Sampling	S
January 28, 2026	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 WV0097969.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit WV0097969 for DEEP MINE NO. 3 in Ikes Fork, WV, held by H & S COAL COMPANY, with a receiving water of GUYANDOTTE RV and a subwatershed of Little Huff Creek (HUC 050701010501). The permit is listed as effective and a minor discharger, with the file recording issuance on January 26, 2018 and expiration on December 21, 2022. The page lists 12 pollutants on file, 12 of them under a numeric limit, 5 with a violation of any kind, and 1 with an effluent exceedance.