Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1020102
HERNSHAW MINE #1, Holden, WV: NPDES WV1020102 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HERNSHAW MINE #1, held by ARACOMA COAL COMPANY, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1020102, which discharges to Guyandotte Rv. EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2018 and expiring February 20, 2023. 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 | HERNSHAW MINE #1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ARACOMA COAL COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1020102 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 20, 2023 |
| Address | Holden, WV 25601 |
| Receiving water | GUYANDOTTE RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rum Creek-Guyandotte River (HUC 050701010507) |
| 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
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 24 | 999 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 24 | 999 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 22 | 988 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 20 | 977 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 20 | 977 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 20 | 977 | 0 | ||
| pH | 18 | 848 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 12 | 834 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 24 | 639 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 16 | 597 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 8 | 342 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 8 | 324 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 23 | 221 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 21 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV1020102.
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 WV1020102.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.