Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1024078
MCDONALD FORK SURFACE MINE, Coal Mountain, WV: NPDES WV1024078 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MCDONALD FORK SURFACE MINE, held by CM ENERGY OPERATIONS, LP, holds NPDES permit WV1024078, which discharges to Cub Ck. EPA’s file records it issued September 9, 2021 and expiring September 2, 2026. 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 | MCDONALD FORK SURFACE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CM ENERGY OPERATIONS, LP |
| NPDES ID | WV1024078 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 9, 2021 |
| Expiration date | September 2, 2026 |
| Address | Coal Mountain, WV 24823 |
| Receiving water | CUB CK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Clear Fork (HUC 050701010203) |
| 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
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 178 | 1,648 | 13 | May 31, 2020 | 613% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 183 | 1,647 | 12 | May 31, 2020 | 507% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 147 | 1,329 | 12 | May 31, 2020 | 237% over the limit |
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 183 | 1,638 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 183 | 1,635 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 177 | 1,635 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 177 | 1,635 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 177 | 1,635 | 0 | ||
| pH | 122 | 1,176 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 93 | 964 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 84 | 948 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 84 | 948 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 84 | 948 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 84 | 948 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 84 | 891 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 98 | 878 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 66 | 375 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 24 | 224 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 165 | 60 | 0 |
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 WV1024078.
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.