Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1018922

FALCON SURFACE MINE, Gordon, WV: NPDES WV1018922 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
20Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

FALCON SURFACE MINE, held by FALCON RECLAMATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WV1018922, which discharges to West Fk. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 2020 and expiring June 29, 2025.

FALCON SURFACE MINE, Gordon, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1018922, held by FALCON RECLAMATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Effective; issued June 30, 2020, term to June 29, 2025; discharges to WEST FK.

Selenium, total recoverable: 111 limits, 5,461 violations of any kind, 83 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 194% over the limit.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 120 limits, 6,287 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 342% over the limit.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 118 limits, 6,228 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2022, largest 94% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 137 limits, 5,674 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2022, largest 31% over the limit.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 120 limits, 6,282 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 120 limits, 6,282 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 116 limits, 6,170 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 116 limits, 6,170 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 116 limits, 6,170 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 90 limits, 4,844 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 63 limits, 3,938 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 66 limits, 3,576 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 696 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 16 limits, 644 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 12 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Calcium, total [as Ca]: 12 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 12 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Potassium, total [as K]: 12 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sodium, total [as Na]: 3 limits, 186 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 3 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, dry weight: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

July 30, 2026: Reconnaissance with Sampling (S).
May 8, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
March 25, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

FALCON SURFACE MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the West Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090402), WV1018922 among them. Its county holds 169, 0 of them major permits; WV1018922 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the West Fork subwatershed (HUC 050500090402)

BIG MOUNTAIN NO. 16 AND WHITES BRANCH DEEP MINES, Madison: WV1013271, minor permit, discharging to KANAWHA RV, permit term to December 13, 2022
BIM-SUNDIAL 69KV REROUTE, Whitesville: WVR112864, minor permit, discharging to Browns Branch/West Fork Pond Fork/Pond Fork/Little, permit term to August 28, 2026
BLACK KING 1 REPERMIT, Whitesville: WV1013483, minor permit, discharging to COAL RV, permit term to May 16, 2022
BLACK KNIGHT II DEEP MINE, Sylvester: WV1015848, minor permit, discharging to JAMES CK, permit term to May 24, 2023
BLACK KNIGHT III DEEP MINE/BLUE PENNANT HAULROAD, Sylvester: WV1013378, minor permit, discharging to ELK RN, permit term to August 15, 2022
CALLISTO SURFACE MINE, Madison: WV1020315, minor permit, discharging to POND FK, permit term to May 25, 2023
EAGLE DRY REFUSE / BROWNS BR IMPOUNDMENT / WHITE KNIGHT MINE, Bandytown: WV0025607, minor permit, discharging to POND FK, permit term to November 5, 2023
FALCON NO. 2 CONTOUR SURFACE MINE, Harlan: WV1019953, minor permit, discharging to ROACH BR, permit term to February 22, 2022
JUSTICE NO. 1 DEEP MINE, JUSTICE MINE, BULL CREEK AIR SHAFT, Madison: WV1004140, minor permit, discharging to ROBINSON CK, permit term to May 22, 2022
ROBIN HOOD NO. 8 PLANT AND REFUSE FACILITY, Madison: WV0065536, minor permit, discharging to WEST FK, permit term to December 4, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	FALCON SURFACE MINE
Permittee as filed	FALCON RECLAMATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
NPDES ID	WV1018922
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 30, 2020
Expiration date	June 29, 2025
Address	Gordon, WV 25901
Receiving water	WEST FK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	West Fork (HUC 050500090402)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

21Pollutants on file
20Under a numeric limit
21With 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	111	5,461	83	March 31, 2025	194% over the limit
Aluminum, total [as Al]	120	6,287	5	November 30, 2024	342% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]	118	6,228	2	July 31, 2022	94% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	137	5,674	1	July 31, 2022	31% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]	120	6,282	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	120	6,282	0
Specific conductance	116	6,170	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	116	6,170	0
Solids, total dissolved	116	6,170	0
pH	90	4,844	0
Solids, settleable	63	3,938	0
Flow rate	66	3,576	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	0	696	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	16	644	0
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	12	375	0
Calcium, total [as Ca]	12	375	0
Magnesium, total [as Mg]	12	375	0
Potassium, total [as K]	12	375	0
Sodium, total [as Na]	3	186	0
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	3	78	0
Selenium, dry weight	1	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1018922.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 30, 2026	Reconnaissance with Sampling	S
May 8, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
March 25, 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 WV1018922.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1018922 for FALCON SURFACE MINE in Gordon, WV, held by FALCON RECLAMATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, which discharges to West Fk within the West Fork (HUC 050500090402) subwatershed. The permit is listed as Effective, with an issue date of June 30, 2020 and an expiration date of June 29, 2025, and the facility is classed as a Minor Discharger. The page reports 21 pollutants on file, 20 under a numeric limit, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.