Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1005201

MATE CREEK LOADOUT, Wharncliffe, WV: NPDES WV1005201 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MATE CREEK LOADOUT, held by BROOKS RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1005201, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued October 20, 2015 and expiring July 11, 2020.

MATE CREEK LOADOUT, Wharncliffe, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1005201, held by BROOKS RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 20, 2015, term to July 11, 2020; discharges to TUG FK.

pH: 12 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024.
Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2019, largest 297% over the limit.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 15 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2017, largest 19% over the limit.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 15 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2017, largest 43% over the limit.
Solids, settleable: 9 limits, 561 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 15 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 15 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 15 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 15 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 15 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 6 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 30, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
May 6, 2026: Sampling (S).
March 3, 2026: Follow-Up (S).

Other permits held by BROOKS RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC

ALPINE NO. 3 DEEP MINE, Brenton: WV1008706, issued January 15, 2016
HERNSHAW B-1 MINE, Wharncliff: WV1010581, issued September 13, 2013
SHARKEY BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Gilbert: WV1013343, issued October 20, 2015
LOW GAP SURFACE MINE, Wharncliffe: WV1016288, issued May 23, 2014
STILL RUN MINE NO.7, Brenton: WV1018621, issued June 15, 2016
COW CREEK ACCESS ROAD, Barnabas: WV1025228, issued July 19, 2013
MARIANNA SLOPE MINE, Pineville: WV1026844, issued April 24, 2015

MATE CREEK LOADOUT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Mate Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010311), WV1005201 among them. Its county holds 147, 1 of them major permits; WV1005201 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Mate Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010311)

EAGLEHAWK NO. 3A AND 3B, Lexington: WV0091201, minor permit, discharging to MATE CK, permit term to October 20, 2018
MATE CREEK ALMA MINE, Delbarton: WV1031163, minor permit, discharging to MATE CK, permit term to October 10, 2028
MEADOR FORK PROJECT, Meador, Wv: WV0117561, minor permit, discharging to MEADOR FORK/MATE CREEK/TUG FORK RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2024
MINE 6 A& 6 B, Gilbert: WV1010557, minor permit, discharging to DOUBLE CAMP FK, permit term to January 6, 2022
SA, SB MINES, Gilbert: WV0091197, minor permit, discharging to MATE CK, permit term to March 22, 2024
SPRIGG-WHARNCLIFFE 46KV STR 23-25 EMERGENCY, Matewan: WVR113145, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Mitchell Br./Mate Ck./Tug Fork Rv., permit term to April 5, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	MATE CREEK LOADOUT
Permittee as filed	BROOKS RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC
NPDES ID	WV1005201
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 20, 2015
Expiration date	July 11, 2020
Address	Wharncliffe, WV 25651
Receiving water	TUG FK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Mate Creek (HUC 050702010311)

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
4With 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
pH	12	18	8	November 30, 2024
Solids, total suspended	9	16	7	November 30, 2019	297% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]	15	18	4	April 30, 2017	19% over the limit
Aluminum, total [as Al]	15	18	3	April 30, 2017	43% over the limit
Solids, settleable	9	561	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	15	17	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	15	15	0
Specific conductance	15	13	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	15	13	0
Solids, total dissolved	15	13	0
Flow rate	6	6	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	4	4	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1005201.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 30, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
May 6, 2026	Sampling	S
March 3, 2026	Follow-Up	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 WV1005201.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV1005201 for MATE CREEK LOADOUT in Wharncliffe, WV, held by BROOKS RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC, which discharges to Tug Fk and is administratively continued past its July 11, 2020 expiration date. The facts list 12 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance, with the permit classed as a minor discharger in the Mate Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010311).