Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1014064

MONOC NO. 4 SURFACE MINE, Bickmore, WV: NPDES WV1014064 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
13Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MONOC NO. 4 SURFACE MINE, held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1014064, which discharges to Leatherwood Ck. EPA’s file records it issued April 20, 2015 and expiring March 21, 2020.

MONOC NO. 4 SURFACE MINE, Bickmore, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1014064, held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 20, 2015, term to March 21, 2020; discharges to LEATHERWOOD CK.

Selenium, total recoverable: 27 limits, 488 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 70% over the limit.
pH: 20 limits, 359 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2026.
Solids, settleable: 11 limits, 490 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 24 limits, 483 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 24 limits, 483 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 24 limits, 483 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 27 limits, 459 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 26 limits, 448 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 26 limits, 448 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 26 limits, 448 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 15 limits, 276 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 12 limits, 200 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 6 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 8, 2026: Sampling (S).
May 19, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
February 4, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC

CARI EAGLE #2 DEEP MINE, Bickmore: WV0065234, issued October 10, 2018
MONOC SURFACE MINE # 3, Bickmore: WV0094692, issued June 22, 2018
DRAGON SURFACE MINE & HAULROAD, Naugatuck: WV0095788, issued July 10, 2015
CARI EAGLE #3, Keslers Cross Lanes: WV0097098, issued November 19, 2018
SPRUCE CREEK NO. 5 SURFACE MINE, Lenore: WV0099414, issued December 11, 2018
MEADOW CREEK SURFACE #1, Keslers Cross Lanes: WV1000934, issued December 13, 2017
MEADOW CREEK #2, Bickmore: WV1001230, issued October 2, 2020
EAST MARROWBONE DEEP MINE NO. 1, Naugatuck: WV1005448, issued April 16, 2019
SPRUCE CREEK IMPOUNDMENT, Naugatuck: WV1008226, issued August 29, 2019
MONOC SURFACE MINE NO.2, Bickmore: WV1009290, issued September 26, 2017

MONOC NO. 4 SURFACE MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 22 discharge permits in the Headwaters Twentymile Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050701), WV1014064 among them. Its county holds 33, 0 of them major permits; WV1014064 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Twentymile Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050701)

AREA X SURFACE MINE, Summersville: WV1012886, minor permit, discharging to RIGHT FK/LINE CK, permit term to October 9, 2020
C.C CONLEY & SONS, Gilboa: WV1028677, minor permit, discharging to NEFF FK, permit term to September 23, 2024
DEEP MINE #22, Summersville: WV1022458, minor permit, discharging to TWENTYMILE CK, permit term to February 23, 2020
HARDWAY BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Summersville: WV1019091, minor permit, discharging to TWENTYMILE CK, permit term to September 9, 2019
HATCHET SURFACE MINE, Drennen: WV1022091, minor permit, discharging to TWENTYMILE CK, permit term to August 25, 2019
LOAD OUT & HAULROAD #3, Bickmore: WV1013866, minor permit, discharging to TWENTYMILE CK, permit term to October 15, 2023
LONESTAR SURFACE MINE, Summersville: WV1022270, minor permit, discharging to RADER FK/TWENTYMILE CK, permit term to May 23, 2021
PEACH ORCHARD SURFACE MINE NO. 5, Bickmore: WV1017969, minor permit, discharging to PEACHORCHARD BR, permit term to March 9, 2020
PEACHORCHARD DEEP MINE, Bickmore: WV1017586, minor permit, discharging to PEACHORCHARD BR, permit term to March 5, 2018
PEACHORCHARD PREPARATION PLANT AND HAULROAD NO.2, Bickmore: WV1013831, minor permit, discharging to PEACHORCHARD BR, permit term to August 20, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	MONOC NO. 4 SURFACE MINE
Permittee as filed	SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC
NPDES ID	WV1014064
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	April 20, 2015
Expiration date	March 21, 2020
Address	Bickmore, WV 25019
Receiving water	LEATHERWOOD CK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Headwaters Twentymile Creek (HUC 050500050701)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
13Under a numeric limit
13With a violation of any kind
2With 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	27	488	2	July 31, 2025	70% over the limit
pH	20	359	1	January 31, 2026
Solids, settleable	11	490	0
Iron, total [as Fe]	24	483	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	24	483	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	24	483	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	27	459	0
Specific conductance	26	448	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	26	448	0
Solids, total dissolved	26	448	0
Solids, total suspended	15	276	0
Flow rate	12	200	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	6	138	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1014064.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 8, 2026	Sampling	S
May 19, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
February 4, 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 WV1014064.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit WV1014064 for MONOC NO. 4 SURFACE MINE in Bickmore, WV, held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC, which discharges to Leatherwood Ck within the Headwaters Twentymile Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050701). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 2 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and it was issued April 20, 2015 with an expiration date of March 21, 2020.