Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1013441

EAST OF STOLLINGS/WEST OF STOLLINGS, Peytona, WV: NPDES WV1013441 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
21Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

EAST OF STOLLINGS/WEST OF STOLLINGS, held by BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1013441, which discharges to Stolling Fk/Laurel Fk. EPA’s file records it issued July 14, 2017 and expiring July 12, 2022.

EAST OF STOLLINGS/WEST OF STOLLINGS, Peytona, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1013441, held by BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 14, 2017, term to July 12, 2022; discharges to STOLLING FK/LAUREL FK.

Selenium, total recoverable: 248 limits, 7,339 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 268% over the limit.
Selenium, dry weight: 16 limits, 61 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 33% over the limit.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 220 limits, 8,796 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2026, largest 91% over the limit.
pH: 242 limits, 7,094 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2019.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 231 limits, 9,039 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 231 limits, 8,949 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 220 limits, 8,827 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 217 limits, 8,827 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 220 limits, 8,767 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 227 limits, 8,681 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 233 limits, 7,587 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 167 limits, 6,899 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 158 limits, 5,286 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 1,380 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 44 limits, 1,050 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]: 9 limits, 234 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 9 limits, 234 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 9 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 9 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 9 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 9 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 1, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
June 5, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
March 23, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, LLC

LAXARE EAST SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV1020358, issued June 24, 2016
RAMO SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV1020374, issued May 31, 2017
OMAR HAULROADS, Madison: WV1028456, issued December 1, 2017

EAST OF STOLLINGS/WEST OF STOLLINGS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Lower Pond Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090404), WV1013441 among them. Its county holds 169, 0 of them major permits; WV1013441 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Pond Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090404)

CHESTERFIELD PREP PLANT, Uneeda: WV0056332, minor permit, discharging to ROBINSON CK, permit term to August 3, 2022
GLORY SURFACE MINE, Van: WV1020706, minor permit, discharging to POND FK, permit term to October 3, 2022
JAKE GORE SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT, Madison: WV0096199, minor permit, discharging to ROBINSON CK, permit term to May 23, 2021
LIBERTY PREPARATION PLANT, Uneeda: WV1003887, minor permit, discharging to ROBINSON CK, permit term to June 22, 2017
NOD POINT SURFACE MINE, Peytona: WV1025261, minor permit, discharging to BENNETT FK, permit term to January 24, 2019
RAMO SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV1020374, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to May 26, 2022
REPL-SPUB-S. MADISON-M3600-P403001037, Madison: WVR113148, minor permit, discharging to Coal River, permit term to April 5, 2029
SILVER MAPLE NO. 1 DEEP MINE, Uneeda: WV1013025, minor permit, discharging to ROBINSON CK, permit term to December 1, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	EAST OF STOLLINGS/WEST OF STOLLINGS
Permittee as filed	BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, LLC
NPDES ID	WV1013441
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	July 14, 2017
Expiration date	July 12, 2022
Address	Peytona, WV 25154
Receiving water	STOLLING FK/LAUREL FK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Lower Pond Fork (HUC 050500090404)

Effluent limits and exceedances

22Pollutants on file
21Under a numeric limit
22With 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
Selenium, total recoverable	248	7,339	18	August 31, 2022	268% over the limit
Selenium, dry weight	16	61	4	June 30, 2023	33% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]	220	8,796	1	January 31, 2026	91% over the limit
pH	242	7,094	1	December 31, 2019
Manganese, total [as Mn]	231	9,039	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	231	8,949	0
Solids, total dissolved	220	8,827	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	217	8,827	0
Specific conductance	220	8,767	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	227	8,681	0
Solids, total suspended	233	7,587	0
Solids, settleable	167	6,899	0
Flow rate	158	5,286	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	0	1,380	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	44	1,050	0
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	9	234	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	9	234	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	9	135	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	9	135	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	9	135	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	9	135	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	3	51	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1013441.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 1, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
June 5, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
March 23, 2026	Reconnaissance without 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 WV1013441.

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This EPA public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1013441, held by BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, LLC for the EAST OF STOLLINGS/WEST OF STOLLINGS facility in Peytona, WV, which discharges to Stolling Fk/Laurel Fk. The permit is administratively continued and classed as a Minor Discharger, with 21 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.