Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0113441

HAMPSHIRE HILL SITE, Piedmont, WV: NPDES WV0113441 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

HAMPSHIRE HILL SITE, held by UPPER POTOMAC RIVER COMM, holds NPDES permit WV0113441, which discharges to Potomac River. EPA’s file records it issued June 3, 2009 and expiring June 1, 2014.

HAMPSHIRE HILL SITE, Piedmont, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0113441, held by UPPER POTOMAC RIVER COMM; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 3, 2009, term to June 1, 2014; discharges to POTOMAC RIVER.

Coliform, fecal general: 20 limits, 154 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2014, largest 171% over the limit.
Manganese, total recoverable: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2003, largest 375% over the limit.
Lead, total recoverable: 15 limits, 95 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2010, largest 24,900% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 20 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]: 20 limits, 136 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 16 limits, 101 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 10 limits, 77 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 10 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]: 10 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 10 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 10 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 10 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Ammonia, unionized: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 27, 2024: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).

Other permits held by UPPER POTOMAC RIVER COMM

GREEN MOUNTAIN SITE, Piedmont: WV0110868, issued March 4, 2011

HAMPSHIRE HILL SITE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Piney Swamp Run-North Branch Potomac River subwatershed (HUC 020700020207), WV0113441 among them. Its county holds 38, 2 of them major permits; WV0113441 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Piney Swamp Run-North Branch Potomac River subwatershed (HUC 020700020207)

ALTERNATE WATER SOURCE PROJECT, Piedmont: WVR113070, minor permit, discharging to N Branch Potomac R / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
BLOOMINGTON WATER SYSTEM, Bloominton: MDG679674, minor permit, discharging to POTAMAC RIVER U N BRANCH, permit term to July 25, 2025
BLOOMINGTON WWTP, Bloomington: MD0060933, minor permit, discharging to NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER, permit term to May 31, 2015
BUFFALO COAL COMPANY, Unknown: MDG852856, minor permit, discharging to JACKSON RUN, permit term to February 23, 2005
HAMPSHIRE HILL FACILITIES, Piedmont: WV0046329, minor permit, discharging to PINEY SWAMP RN, permit term to April 24, 2023
JENNINGS RANDOLPH HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, Aprx. 4 Mi From Elk Garden, Wv: WV0116602, minor permit, discharging to North Branch of the Potomac, permit term to September 9, 2024
KINGSFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY - BERYL FACILITY, Beryl: WV0070734, minor permit, discharging to NORTH BRANCH OF POTOMAC RIVER, permit term to June 26, 2022
PIEDMONT CITY OF, Piedmont: WV0105279, minor permit, discharging to North Branch of the Potomac, permit term to June 30, 2022
THE MASTELLER COAL COMPANY, Piedmont: WV1027263, minor permit, discharging to PINEY SWAMP RN, permit term to November 13, 2023
VERSO CORPORATION D,B,A LUKE PAPER COMPANY, Luke: MD0001422, major permit, discharging to POTOMAC RIVER, permit term to August 31, 2015

Identity

Facility as filed	HAMPSHIRE HILL SITE
Permittee as filed	UPPER POTOMAC RIVER COMM
NPDES ID	WV0113441
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	June 3, 2009
Expiration date	June 1, 2014
Address	Piedmont, WV 26750
Receiving water	POTOMAC RIVER
Subwatershed	Piney Swamp Run-North Branch Potomac River (HUC 020700020207)

Effluent limits and exceedances

23Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
23With a violation of any kind
3With 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	20	154	2	October 31, 2014	171% over the limit
Manganese, total recoverable	0	18	2	January 31, 2003	375% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable	15	95	1	April 30, 2010	24,900% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	20	162	0
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]	20	136	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	16	101	0
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]	10	77	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	10	68	0
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	10	60	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	10	60	0
Solids, total suspended	0	16	0
Iron, total recoverable	0	16	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	10	14	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	10	14	0
pH	0	12	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	0	9	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	0	9	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	0	8	0
Ammonia, unionized	0	8	0
Nickel, total recoverable	0	8	0
Zinc, total recoverable	0	8	0
Aluminum, total recoverable	0	8	0
Sulfate	0	8	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 27, 2024	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0113441.

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 WV0113441.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV0113441, held by UPPER POTOMAC RIVER COMM for the HAMPSHIRE HILL SITE in Piedmont, WV, which discharges to the Potomac River and is administratively continued. The file lists 23 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, and 3 with an effluent exceedance, within the Piney Swamp Run-North Branch Potomac River subwatershed (HUC 020700020207).