DEEP MINE 41, Beckley, WV: NPDES WV1008552 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

DEEP MINE 41, Beckley, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1008552, held by BLUESTONE COAL CORPORATION; Administratively continued; issued May 3, 2013, term to February 28, 2018; discharges to TUG FK.

• Aluminum, total [as Al]: 18 limits, 647 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 61% over the limit.
• pH: 15 limits, 546 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2025.
• Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 18 limits, 708 violations of any kind.
• Iron, total [as Fe]: 18 limits, 645 violations of any kind.
• Specific conductance: 18 limits, 642 violations of any kind.
• Manganese, total [as Mn]: 18 limits, 642 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 18 limits, 642 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total dissolved: 18 limits, 642 violations of any kind.
• Solids, settleable: 9 limits, 426 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 330 violations of any kind.
• Flow rate: 6 limits, 220 violations of any kind.
• Stream flow, instantaneous: 6 limits, 210 violations of any kind.

• October 20, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• July 20, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• May 7, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• March 17, 2026: Sampling (S).

Other permits held by BLUESTONE COAL CORPORATION

• ROLFE 6A MINE, Beckley: WV1005774, issued 2013-06-13
• DEEP MINE NO. 66, Beckley: WV1005944, issued 2014-02-05
• DEEP MINES 37, 39, LOADOUT AND HAULROADS, Beaver: WV1005979, issued 2013-09-24
• D070200 HAULROAD, UO45700, U062400 DEEP MINES, Beckley: WV1005987, issued 2014-01-13
• BLUESTONE COAL CORPORATION, Beckley: WV1005995, issued 2013-06-26
• DEEP MINE NO. 14, Beckley: WV1006070, issued 2013-11-05
• RED FOX SURFACE MINE, Beckley: WV1006304, issued 2014-03-12
• MINE NO. 32, Beaver: WV1006347, issued 2013-07-19
• MINE 35 & 36, Beckley: WV1006479, issued 2014-03-12
• NO. 33, 33A DEEP MINES AND HAUL ROAD, Beckley: WV1006614, issued 2013-03-28

DEEP MINE 41 among its neighbors

28 discharge permits are in the Outlet Elkhorn Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010203); WV1008552 is one. Its county: 171, 1 major; WV1008552 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Outlet Elkhorn Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010203)

• 6 POINT DEEP MINE, Eckman: WV1026763, minor, term to 2025-09-29
• BLUESTONE COAL CORPORATION, Beckley: WV1005995, minor, term to 2018-04-13
• BOTTOM CREEK REFUSE AND REPROCESSING SITE, Kimball: WV1021362, minor, term to 2022-03-23
• CITY OF WELCH, Hemphill: WV0024589, major, term to 2023-05-16
• DANS BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Princeton: WV1023951, minor, term to 2025-01-29
• DEEP MINE NO 58, Beaver: WV1018663, minor, term to 2018-09-25
• DEEP MINE NO. 44, Beckley: WV1008838, minor, term to 2018-09-12
• ECKMAN DEEP MINE NO. 2, Eckman: WV1018795, minor, term to 2025-04-29
• ECKMAN RAMP HAULROAD, Eckman: WV1005651, minor, term to 2024-06-27
• ECKMAN SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Eckman: WV1016474, minor, term to 2024-11-17