Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1013203

SURFACE MINE 1, 2, 3 & 4, HAULROAD, COALBURG DEEPMINE NO. 2, Mt. Gay, WV: NPDES WV1013203 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SURFACE MINE 1, 2, 3 & 4, HAULROAD, COALBURG DEEPMINE NO. 2, held by COAL-MAC LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1013203, which discharges to Garland Fk/Spruce Fk. EPA’s file records it issued November 8, 2018 and expiring November 5, 2023.

SURFACE MINE 1, 2, 3 & 4, HAULROAD, COALBURG DEEPMINE NO. 2, Mt. Gay, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1013203, held by COAL-MAC LLC; Effective; issued November 8, 2018, term to November 5, 2023; discharges to GARLAND FK/SPRUCE FK.

Selenium, total recoverable: 176 limits, 5,562 violations of any kind, 64 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021, largest 153% over the limit.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 156 limits, 5,402 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 135% over the limit.
Selenium, dry weight: 6 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 142% over the limit.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 159 limits, 5,420 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2019, largest 70% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 144 limits, 4,827 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 21% over the limit.
pH: 128 limits, 5,554 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 155 limits, 5,508 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 155 limits, 5,508 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 155 limits, 5,508 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 159 limits, 5,454 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 159 limits, 5,454 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 98 limits, 3,365 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 61 limits, 2,433 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 907 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 14 limits, 420 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 16, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
June 16, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
March 23, 2026: Reconnaissance with Sampling (S).

Other permits held by COAL-MAC LLC

RAGLAND LOADOUT FACILITIES, Holden: WV0001503, issued April 30, 2019
WOLFPEN/2-C REFUSE AREA, Sharples: WV0005690, issued June 9, 2017
MINE NO. 1, Naugatuck: WV0044181, issued May 14, 2019
TRACE FORK SURFACE MINE AND HAUL ROAD H-534, Madison: WV0056472, issued February 28, 2018
COLONY BAY SOUTH AREA, Madison: WV0058238, issued December 18, 2020
HOLDEN 22 PREPERATION PLANT AND REFUSE FACILITY, Holden: WV0064858, issued May 23, 2021
POND FORK PREP PLANT, Madison: WV0066010, issued January 30, 2018
ANCILLARY FACILITIES, Sharples: WV0066737, issued May 8, 2017
CENTRAL PERMIT, Madison: WV0068748, issued May 7, 2018
HOBET #7 SURFACE MINE, Holden: WV0068764, issued September 7, 2018

SURFACE MINE 1, 2, 3 & 4, HAULROAD, COALBURG DEEPMINE NO. 2 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 27 discharge permits in the Headwaters Spruce Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090302), WV1013203 among them. Its county holds 155, 0 of them major permits; WV1013203 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Spruce Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090302)

ADKINS FORK AMD FACILITY, Sharples: WV0066567, minor permit, discharging to ADKINS FK/SPRUCE FK, permit term to January 25, 2022
ADKINS FORK NO. 2 MINE, Blair: WV1013424, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to November 19, 2024
ADKINS FORK SURFACE MINE, Blair: WV1020919, minor permit, discharging to SPRUCE FK, permit term to February 27, 2024
ANCILLARY FACILITIES, Sharples: WV0066737, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to April 25, 2022
ARDROSSAN MINE, Sharples: WV0096369, minor permit, discharging to WORKMAN BR/POND FK, permit term to May 25, 2022
BLOSSOM BRANCH, Sharples: WV1005391, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to May 23, 2023
BRUSHY FORK SURFACE MINE, Yolyn: WV1025295, minor permit, discharging to BRUSHY FK/SPRUCE FK, permit term to December 27, 2023
BUMBO NO. 1 SURFACE MINE, Sharples: WV1010948, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to September 19, 2022
CUB ADKINS HAULROAD, Charleston: WV1025180, minor permit, discharging to GARLAND FK/SPRUCE FK, permit term to May 27, 2019
CUB BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Stollings: WV1024868, minor permit, discharging to DINGESS RN, permit term to December 9, 2021

Identity

Facility as filed	SURFACE MINE 1, 2, 3 & 4, HAULROAD, COALBURG DEEPMINE NO. 2
Permittee as filed	COAL-MAC LLC
NPDES ID	WV1013203
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	November 8, 2018
Expiration date	November 5, 2023
Address	Mt. Gay, WV 25637
Receiving water	GARLAND FK/SPRUCE FK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Headwaters Spruce Fork (HUC 050500090302)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

15Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
15With a violation of any kind
5With 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
Selenium, total recoverable	176	5,562	64	December 31, 2021	153% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]	156	5,402	11	February 28, 2025	135% over the limit
Selenium, dry weight	6	14	6	December 31, 2024	142% over the limit
Aluminum, total [as Al]	159	5,420	2	July 31, 2019	70% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	144	4,827	2	June 30, 2020	21% over the limit
pH	128	5,554	0
Specific conductance	155	5,508	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	155	5,508	0
Solids, total dissolved	155	5,508	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	159	5,454	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	159	5,454	0
Flow rate	98	3,365	0
Solids, settleable	61	2,433	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	0	907	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	14	420	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1013203.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 16, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
June 16, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
March 23, 2026	Reconnaissance with Sampling	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 WV1013203.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV1013203, held by COAL-MAC LLC for the SURFACE MINE 1, 2, 3 & 4, HAULROAD, COALBURG DEEPMINE NO. 2 facility in Mt. Gay, WV, which discharges to Garland Fk/Spruce Fk in the Headwaters Spruce Fork (HUC 050500090302) subwatershed. The page lists a Minor Discharger class, 14 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit shown as issued November 8, 2018 and expiring November 5, 2023.