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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1000063

EAST GULF COMPLEX, Rhodell, WV: NPDES WV1000063 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EAST GULF COMPLEX, held by POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1000063, which discharges to Stonecoal Ck/Tommy Ck. EPA’s file records it issued May 8, 2017 and expiring May 7, 2022.

EAST GULF COMPLEX, Rhodell, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1000063, held by POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 8, 2017, term to May 7, 2022; discharges to STONECOAL CK/TOMMY CK.

  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 51 limits, 893 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2019, largest 137% over the limit.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 57 limits, 233 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019, largest 35% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 39 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2019, largest 14% over the limit.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 37 limits, 2,554 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 37 limits, 2,529 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 37 limits, 2,503 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 39 limits, 945 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 12 limits, 296 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 57 limits, 231 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 57 limits, 231 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 39 limits, 154 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 26 limits, 154 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 21, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • May 15, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • January 7, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC

EAST GULF COMPLEX among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 17 discharge permits in the Tommy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050701010101), WV1000063 among them. Its county holds 162, 5 of them major permits; WV1000063 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Tommy Creek subwatershed (HUC 050701010101)

Identity

Facility as filedEAST GULF COMPLEX
Permittee as filedPOCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC
NPDES IDWV1000063
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 8, 2017
Expiration dateMay 7, 2022
AddressRhodell, WV 25915
Receiving waterSTONECOAL CK/TOMMY CK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedTommy Creek (HUC 050701010101)
SIC1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Iron, total [as Fe]518935June 30, 2019137% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]572332May 31, 201935% over the limit
Solids, total suspended392321February 28, 201914% over the limit
Solids, total dissolved372,5540
Sulfate, total [as SO4]372,5290
Specific conductance372,5030
Solids, settleable399450
Stream flow, instantaneous122960
Aluminum, total [as Al]572310
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]572310
pH391540
Flow rate261540
Turbidity600
Selenium, total recoverable300

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1000063.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 21, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
May 15, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
January 7, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 WV1000063.

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What this page shows

This EPA public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1000063 for the EAST GULF COMPLEX in Rhodell, WV, held by POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC, which discharges to Stonecoal Ck/Tommy Ck and is administratively continued as a Minor Discharger. The page lists 14 as the discharger class, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued May 8, 2017 and expiring May 7, 2022.