EASTER RIDGE SURFACE MINE, Eckman, WV: NPDES WV1023926 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EASTER RIDGE SURFACE MINE, Eckman, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1023926, held by MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC.; Effective; issued July 29, 2021, term to July 16, 2026; discharges to TUG FK.

• Solids, total suspended: 204 limits, 3,833 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 243% over the limit.
• Selenium, total recoverable: 216 limits, 4,047 violations of any kind.
• Specific conductance: 216 limits, 4,044 violations of any kind.
• Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 216 limits, 4,044 violations of any kind.
• Iron, total [as Fe]: 216 limits, 4,044 violations of any kind.
• Manganese, total [as Mn]: 216 limits, 4,044 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 216 limits, 4,044 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total dissolved: 216 limits, 4,044 violations of any kind.
• Aluminum, total [as Al]: 216 limits, 3,999 violations of any kind.
• pH: 182 limits, 2,696 violations of any kind.
• Flow rate: 174 limits, 2,578 violations of any kind.
• Solids, settleable: 87 limits, 1,294 violations of any kind.
• Stream flow, instantaneous: 8 limits, 122 violations of any kind.

• August 25, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
• April 10, 2026: Sampling (S).
• March 17, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC.

• JENKINJONES PREPARATION PLANT, Jenkinjones: WV0050946, issued 2018-08-10
• HAULROAD AT BELCHER BRANCH, Gary: WV0056634, issued 2018-05-23
• SHAWNEE-PAGETON HAULROAD, Eckman: WV1005642, issued 2019-02-21
• ECKMAN RAMP HAULROAD, Eckman: WV1005651, issued 2019-07-15
• FREEMAN BRANCH NO. 1 SURFACE MINE, Elbert: WV1005758, issued 2018-06-13
• NO. 11 LOADOUT, BELCHER BRANCH REFUSE PILE, #8 LOADOUT, Elbert: WV1005880, issued 2021-04-26
• MINE NO. 22-B (BLACKWOLF PLANT), Princeton: WV1006029, issued 2019-01-17
• MURPHY BRANCH MINE NO. 1, 2, 3 - TIPPLE MINE NO. 1, Elbert: WV1006118, issued 2018-11-21
• SPICE CREEK MINE NO. 1, STOCKPILE AREA & SPICE CREEK HAULROAD, Princeton: WV1006631, issued 2018-06-28
• MINE NO. 5, Elbert: WV1008820, issued 2021-05-26

EASTER RIDGE SURFACE MINE among its neighbors

27 discharge permits are in the South Fork Tug Fork-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010201); WV1023926 is one. Its county: 171, 1 major; WV1023926 is minor permit.

Other permits in the South Fork Tug Fork-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010201)

• APOLLO SURFACE MINE, Anawalt: WV1026020, minor, term to 2025-01-04
• AUGER HOLLOW REFUSE DISPOSAL, Bluefield: WV1024221, minor, term to 2021-12-15
• BLACK FALCON NO. 1 DEEP MINE, Princeton: WV1025937, minor, term to 2019-05-23
• BLUE EAGLE STRIP, Powhatan: WV1027565, minor, term to 2022-07-20
• BLUE FALCON SURFACE MINE, Pageton: WV1025961, minor, term to 2025-09-04
• DEEPGREEN, Pageton: WV1030451, minor, term to 2029-01-25
• DRY BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Anawalt: WV1023942, minor, term to 2026-09-13
• FREEMAN BRANCH #2, Elbert: WV1018574, minor, term to 2023-04-17
• FREEMAN BRANCH NO. 1 SURFACE MINE, Elbert: WV1005758, minor, term to 2023-03-22
• GRAY HAWK SURFACE MINE, Elkhorn: WV1027999, minor, term to 2026-01-04