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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1017705

ROCK LICK COALBURG DEEP MINE, Bickmore, WV: NPDES WV1017705 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

ROCK LICK COALBURG DEEP MINE, held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1017705, which discharges to Road Fk/Leatherwood Ck. EPA’s file records it issued November 15, 2018 and expiring June 13, 2023.

ROCK LICK COALBURG DEEP MINE, Bickmore, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1017705, held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 15, 2018, term to June 13, 2023; discharges to ROAD FK/LEATHERWOOD CK.

  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 6 limits, 204 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019, largest 27% over the limit.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 6 limits, 201 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 6 limits, 201 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 6 limits, 201 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 0 limits, 168 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 4 limits, 159 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 99 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 89 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 2 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 2 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by SOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC

ROCK LICK COALBURG DEEP MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Leatherwood Creek-Elk River subwatershed (HUC 050500070901), WV1017705 among them. Its county holds 33, 0 of them major permits; WV1017705 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Leatherwood Creek-Elk River subwatershed (HUC 050500070901)

  • ALPHAINE CORPORATION, Bickmore: WV1028740, minor permit, discharging to RIGHT FK/LEATHERWOOD CK, permit term to February 27, 2020
  • BELVA-CLENDENIN 46 KV LINE PROJECT, Clendenin: WVR106030, not classed, discharging to Elk R/ Kanawha R
  • BETTY MOORE, Maysel: WVG417538, minor permit, discharging to Roadside Ditch/Blue Knob Ck/Elk Rv/Kanawha Rv, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • CANNEL COAL SURFACE MINE, Bickmore: WV1023250, minor permit, discharging to CANNEL COAL HL, permit term to August 28, 2022
  • MONOC SURFACE MINE # 3, Bickmore: WV0094692, minor permit, discharging to LEATHERWOOD CK, permit term to June 18, 2023
  • MONOC SURFACE MINE NO.2, Bickmore: WV1009290, minor permit, discharging to LEATHERWOOD CK, permit term to September 20, 2022
  • N/A LINEAR PROJECT, Clay: WVR113107, minor permit, discharging to Middle Creek/Elk River, permit term to September 23, 2026
  • SURFACE MINE #1, HAULROAD #1, SURFACE MINE 4A, Bickmore: WV1013815, minor permit, discharging to RIGHT FK/LEATHERWOOD CK, permit term to October 24, 2024
  • SURFACE MINE #2 AND SURFACE MINE #2-A, Bickmore: WV1013840, minor permit, discharging to LEATHERWOOD CK, permit term to January 17, 2019
  • TOWN OF CLAY, Town Of Clay: WV0022055, minor permit, discharging to Elk River of the Kanawha River, permit term to March 6, 2022

Identity

Facility as filedROCK LICK COALBURG DEEP MINE
Permittee as filedSOUTHEASTERN LAND, LLC
NPDES IDWV1017705
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 15, 2018
Expiration dateJune 13, 2023
AddressBickmore, WV 25019
Receiving waterROAD FK/LEATHERWOOD CK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLeatherwood Creek-Elk River (HUC 050500070901)
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
Aluminum, total [as Al]62043May 31, 201927% over the limit
Selenium, total recoverable62010
Iron, total [as Fe]62010
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]62010
Manganese, total [as Mn]01680
pH41590
Solids, total suspended3990
Solids, settleable1890
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]0840
Stream flow, instantaneous2680
Flow rate2660

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1017705.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV1017705.

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 WV1017705.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV1017705 for the Rock Lick Coalburg Deep Mine in Bickmore, WV, held by Southeastern Land, LLC, and discharging to Road Fk/Leatherwood Ck. The permit is listed as administratively continued with a Minor Discharger class of 9, and it records 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.