Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0117153
PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON, Weirton, WV: NPDES WV0117153 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON, held by PVS - NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., holds NPDES permit WV0117153, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2016 and expiring November 8, 2025. 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 | PVS NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC., WEIRTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PVS - NOLWOOD CHEMICALS, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0117153 |
| 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 | October 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 8, 2025 |
| Address | Weirton, WV 26062 |
| Receiving water | Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wills Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050301011109) |
| SIC | 5169 – Chemicals & Allied Products |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WVD018332932 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 116 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 104 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 8 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 8 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 6 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 18 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV0117153.
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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| February 13, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| February 13, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.