Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0103748

TOWN OF GILBERT, Gilbert, WV: NPDES WV0103748 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TOWN OF GILBERT, held by GILBERT, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit WV0103748, which discharges to Guyandotte River. EPA’s file records it issued September 3, 1997 and expiring November 19, 2024.

TOWN OF GILBERT, Gilbert, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0103748, held by GILBERT, TOWN OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued September 3, 1997, term to November 19, 2024; discharges to GUYANDOTTE RIVER.

Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 55 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 28,900% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 560% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 507% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2005, largest 73% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 400% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2006, largest 47% over the limit.
Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2013, largest 675% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2024.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

November 14, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
November 14, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
August 14, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

West Virginia holds 251 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 203 were issued before WV0103748.

Coverages issued nearest WV0103748

March 24, 1997: MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE, Moundsville, WV0081612, held by MARSHALL COUNTY SEWERAGE DISTRICT
March 24, 1997: UNION-WILLIAMS PSD, Waverly, WV0101443
April 2, 1997: SUN VALLEY PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, Reynoldsville, WV0104663, held by SUN VALLEY PSD
April 21, 1997: TOWN OF HILLSBORO, Hillsboro, WV0054283, held by HILLSBORO, TOWN OF
June 13, 1997: CARPENDALE PSD, Ridgeley, WV0101567, held by CARPENDALE, TOWN OF
September 10, 1997: TOWN OF LUMBERPORT, Lumberport, WV0024546, held by LUMBERPORT, TOWN OF
September 29, 1997: CITY OF THOMAS, Thomas, WV0024856, held by THOMAS, CITY OF
October 15, 1997: PAGE-KINCAID PSD, Kincaid, WV0084425
October 31, 1997: LUBECK PSD, Washington, WV0032590
January 23, 1998: KINGMILL VALLEY PSD, Fairmont, WV0086487

TOWN OF GILBERT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Elk Creek-Guyandotte River subwatershed (HUC 050701010506), WV0103748 among them. Its county holds 147, 1 of them major permits; WV0103748 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Elk Creek-Guyandotte River subwatershed (HUC 050701010506)

2GAS DEEP MINE, Verner: WV1028227, minor permit, discharging to ELK CK, permit term to October 15, 2025
CANEBRAKE SURFACE MINE, Gilbert: WV0099643, minor permit, discharging to GUYANDOTTE RV, permit term to April 10, 2023
COAL X, INC. UO-396, Bruno: WV1025171, minor permit, discharging to SANDLICK BR, permit term to April 19, 2023
ELK CREEK #10 PREPARATION PLANT, Verner: WV0064840, minor permit, discharging to ELK CK, permit term to March 8, 2026
ELK CREEK REFUSE FACILITY, Verner: WV1031058, minor permit, discharging to ELK CK, permit term to November 13, 2028
GLENALUM TUNNEL DEEP MINE, Emmett: WV1028511, minor permit, discharging to ELK CK, permit term to July 22, 2024
HUNT COAL, INC., Man: WV1025317, minor permit, discharging to GUYANDOTTE RV, permit term to July 11, 2028
PREPARATION PLANT & REFUSE, Lexington: WV0000418, minor permit, discharging to ROCKHOUSE CK, permit term to January 14, 2021
RAM SURFACE MINE NO.2, Davin: WV1028421, minor permit, discharging to MILL BR/ELK CK, permit term to March 28, 2023
RIGHT HAND FORK 2GAS DEEP MINE, Verner: WV1031341, minor permit, discharging to ELK CK, permit term to March 30, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	TOWN OF GILBERT
Permittee as filed	GILBERT, TOWN OF
NPDES ID	WV0103748
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 3, 1997
Expiration date	November 19, 2024
Address	Gilbert, WV 25621
Receiving water	GUYANDOTTE RIVER
Subwatershed	Elk Creek-Guyandotte River (HUC 050701010506)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
8With 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
Coliform, fecal general	2	59	55	July 31, 2026	28,900% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	26	18	July 31, 2025	560% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	16	13	June 30, 2025	507% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	17	7	August 31, 2005	73% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	8	5	December 31, 2022	400% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	12	4	March 31, 2006	47% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable	2	4	2	March 31, 2013	675% over the limit
pH	2	5	1	April 30, 2024
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	3	6	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	6	0
Zinc, total recoverable	2	2	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	0	2	0
Copper, total recoverable	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

3Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
November 14, 2023	Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies	ST6
November 14, 2023	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
August 14, 2019	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0103748.

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 WV0103748.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV0103748, held by TOWN OF GILBERT in Gilbert, WV, which discharges to the GUYANDOTTE RIVER and is in the Elk Creek-Guyandotte River subwatershed (HUC 050701010506). The facts list 13 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 8 with an effluent exceedance.