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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1005481

MINE NO.'S 3, 6 & 7, Jolo, WV: NPDES WV1005481 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MINE NO.'S 3, 6 & 7, held by NATIONAL RESOURCES, INC., holds NPDES permit WV1005481, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued May 20, 2014 and expiring May 20, 2019.

MINE NO.'S 3, 6 & 7, Jolo, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1005481, held by NATIONAL RESOURCES, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 20, 2014, term to May 20, 2019; discharges to TUG FK.

  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 27 limits, 886 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 955% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 18 limits, 578 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 129% over the limit.
  • pH: 27 limits, 926 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 27 limits, 896 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 170% over the limit.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 27 limits, 930 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 27 limits, 858 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 27 limits, 858 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 27 limits, 843 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 27 limits, 843 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 12 limits, 380 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 6 limits, 343 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 6 limits, 190 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 27, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • May 26, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • March 25, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by NATIONAL RESOURCES, INC.

MINE NO.'S 3, 6 & 7 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Lower Dry Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010105), WV1005481 among them. Its county holds 171, 1 of them major permits; WV1005481 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Dry Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010105)

  • A.S.A.L., Jolo: WVG551377, minor permit, discharging to BRADSHAW CK/DRY FK/TUG FK/BIG SANDY, permit term to September 23, 2015
  • BEARTOWN PREP PLANT AND NO. 5 REFUSE DUMP, Beckley: WV0031607, minor permit, discharging to DRY FK/TUG FK/BIG SANDY RV, permit term to March 8, 2024
  • MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-IAEGER, Iaeger: WV0106062, minor permit, discharging to Dry Fork/Tug Fork/Big Sandy River, permit term to June 30, 2023
  • MERIDAN OF VIRGINIA, Avondale: WV1028839, minor permit, discharging to LEFT FK/CRANE CK, permit term to April 11, 2026
  • MINE NO. 1, Beckley: WV1005952, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to March 16, 2018
  • MINE NO.1, Jolo: WV1012304, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to February 8, 2018
  • RED ASH HIGHWALL MINE NO. 1, Avondale: WV1026585, minor permit, discharging to MILE BR, permit term to September 13, 2024
  • VANSANT MINE NO. 1, VANSANT MINE NO. 2, Vansant: WV1016113, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to November 14, 2018
  • VANSANT NO. 5A, Jolo: WV1021303, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to March 15, 2026
  • WESLEY NO. 2, Avondale: WV1018809, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to February 14, 2013

Identity

Facility as filedMINE NO.'S 3, 6 & 7
Permittee as filedNATIONAL RESOURCES, INC.
NPDES IDWV1005481
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 20, 2014
Expiration dateMay 20, 2019
AddressJolo, WV 24850
Receiving waterTUG FK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLower Dry Fork (HUC 050702010105)

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
Aluminum, total [as Al]2788622May 31, 2023955% over the limit
Solids, total suspended1857814October 31, 2023129% over the limit
pH279262March 31, 2021
Iron, total [as Fe]278962March 31, 2021170% over the limit
Sulfate, total [as SO4]279300
Specific conductance278580
Solids, total dissolved278580
Manganese, total [as Mn]278430
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]278430
Flow rate123800
Solids, settleable63430
Stream flow, instantaneous61900

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1005481.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 27, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
May 26, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
March 25, 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 WV1005481.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1005481 for MINE NO.'S 3, 6 & 7 in Jolo, WV, held by NATIONAL RESOURCES, INC., which discharges to Tug Fk and is administratively continued. The page lists 12 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.