Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1017403
WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE REFUSE, Tunnelton, WV: NPDES WV1017403 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE REFUSE, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1017403, which discharges to Raccoon Ck/Three Fork Ck. EPA’s file records it issued April 28, 2017 and expiring April 18, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE REFUSE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1017403 |
| 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 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | April 18, 2022 |
| Address | Tunnelton, WV 26444 |
| Receiving water | RACCOON CK/THREE FORK CK |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Three Fork Creek (HUC 050200010602) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific conductance | 0 | 450 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 450 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 3 | 369 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 360 | 0 | ||
| pH | 10 | 254 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 3 | 189 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 180 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 180 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 5 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 26 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV1017403.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1017403.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| May 7, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 4, 2026 | 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 WV1017403.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE REFUSE, Tunnelton, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1017403, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 28, 2017, term to April 18, 2022; discharges to RACCOON CK/THREE FORK CK.
- Specific conductance: 0 limits, 450 violations of any kind.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 450 violations of any kind.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 3 limits, 369 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 360 violations of any kind.
- pH: 10 limits, 254 violations of any kind.
- Aluminum, total [as Al]: 3 limits, 189 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 0 limits, 180 violations of any kind.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 0 limits, 180 violations of any kind.
- Solids, settleable: 2 limits, 122 violations of any kind.
- Stream flow, instantaneous: 5 limits, 73 violations of any kind.
- Flow rate: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind.
- August 24, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- May 7, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- March 4, 2026: Sampling (S).
Other permits held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC
- EAGLE DRY REFUSE / BROWNS BR IMPOUNDMENT / WHITE KNIGHT MINE, Bandytown: WV0025607, issued 2018-11-09
- DIAMOND ENERGY, Matewan: WV0057797, issued 2018-02-28
- VALLEY POINT REFUSE, Albright: WV0063576, issued 2017-06-23
- SPROUSE CREEK SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT, Matewan: WV0064262, issued 2014-05-02
- STIRRAT PREP PLANT & REFUSE FACILITY, Omar: WV0066630, issued 2019-06-06
- ROCKY HOLLOW MINE #1, Matewan: WV0090026, issued 2014-05-02
- BOOMER HOLLOW COMPLEX, Boomer: WV0094226, issued 2017-08-11
- WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE, Newburg: WV0095583, issued 2017-12-20
- MOUNTAINEER ALMA A DEEP MINE, Wharncliffe: WV0096253, issued 2016-06-15
- SPIRIT RIDGE SUFACE MINE, Summersville: WV0096598, issued 2017-06-13
WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE REFUSE among its neighbors
10 discharge permits are in the Outlet Three Fork Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200010602); WV1017403 is one. Its county: 101, 0 major; WV1017403 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Outlet Three Fork Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200010602)
- ANNA JARVIS ELEMENTARY, Grafton: WVR112754, minor, term to 2029-04-05
- CITY OF GRAFTON, Grafton: WV0021822, major, term to 2022-06-30
- GRAFTON YARD, Grafton: WVG612875, minor, term to 2030-03-06
- INTER-STATE LUMBER, Tunnelton: WV1027476, minor, term to 2024-09-23
- INTERSTATE LUMBER CO INC, Tunnelton: WV1027522, minor, term to 2024-09-03
- PLUM #1 DEEP MINE, Newburg: WV1011464, minor, term to 2022-04-25
- PRESTON-TAYLOR GRAFTON HEALTH CAMPUS, Grafton: WVR113078, minor, term to 2029-04-05
- WESTERMAN HOLLOW WATER LINE EXTENSION, Grafton: WVR113183, minor, term to 2029-04-05
- WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE, Newburg: WV0095583, minor, term to 2022-12-18
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV1017403 for WHITETAIL COMPLEX K-MINE REFUSE in Tunnelton, WV, held by LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC, which discharges to Raccoon Ck/Three Fork Ck. The permit is administratively continued as a Minor Discharger, class 6, with 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and it lists an issue date of April 28, 2017 and an expiration date of April 18, 2022.