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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1011995

GARY NO. 6 LOAD-OUT AND STOCKPILE, Elbert, WV: NPDES WV1011995 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GARY NO. 6 LOAD-OUT AND STOCKPILE, held by WESTWOOD MINING CO., INC., holds NPDES permit WV1011995, which discharges to Tug Fk. EPA’s file records it issued September 27, 2018 and expiring September 21, 2023.

GARY NO. 6 LOAD-OUT AND STOCKPILE, Elbert, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1011995, held by WESTWOOD MINING CO., INC.; Effective; issued September 27, 2018, term to September 21, 2023; discharges to TUG FK.

  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 18 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 18 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 18 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 17 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 16 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 16 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 16 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 540 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 12 limits, 390 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 12 limits, 360 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 8 limits, 240 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 6 limits, 181 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 4 limits, 120 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 2, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • August 14, 2026: Sampling (S).
  • July 13, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • July 12, 2026: Sampling (S).
  • May 8, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • January 15, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by WESTWOOD MINING CO., INC.

GARY NO. 6 LOAD-OUT AND STOCKPILE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 17 discharge permits in the Sandlick Creek-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010204), WV1011995 among them. Its county holds 171, 1 of them major permits; WV1011995 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Sandlick Creek-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010204)

Identity

Facility as filedGARY NO. 6 LOAD-OUT AND STOCKPILE
Permittee as filedWESTWOOD MINING CO., INC.
NPDES IDWV1011995
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 27, 2018
Expiration dateSeptember 21, 2023
AddressElbert, WV 24830
Receiving waterTUG FK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedSandlick Creek-Tug Fork (HUC 050702010204)
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
Manganese, total [as Mn]185400
Aluminum, total [as Al]185400
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]185400
Iron, total [as Fe]175400
Specific conductance165400
Sulfate, total [as SO4]165400
Solids, total dissolved165400
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]05400
pH123900
Solids, total suspended123600
Flow rate82400
Solids, settleable61810
Stream flow, instantaneous41200

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV1011995.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1011995.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 2, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
August 14, 2026SamplingS
July 13, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
July 12, 2026SamplingS
May 8, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
January 15, 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 WV1011995.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1011995, held by WESTWOOD MINING CO., INC. for GARY NO. 6 LOAD-OUT AND STOCKPILE in Elbert, WV, which discharges to Tug Fk in the Sandlick Creek-Tug Fork (HUC 050702010204) subwatershed. The permit is listed as Effective, is an individual permit for a Minor discharger, was issued September 27, 2018, and expires September 21, 2023, with status as of October 14, 2026. The page lists 13 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.