Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1024175
MERCER CRUSHED STONE PLANT, Oakvale, WV: NPDES WV1024175 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MERCER CRUSHED STONE PLANT, held by APPALACHIAN AGGREGATES, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1024175, which discharges to East Rv. EPA’s file records it issued November 18, 2020 and expiring November 17, 2025.
MERCER CRUSHED STONE PLANT, Oakvale, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1024175, held by APPALACHIAN AGGREGATES, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 18, 2020, term to November 17, 2025; discharges to EAST RV.
- Aluminum, total [as Al]: 35 limits, 149 violations of any kind, 119 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 10,959% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 24 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2021, largest 957% over the limit.
- pH: 20 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow rate: 12 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Stream flow, instantaneous: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 30, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- May 4, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- March 17, 2026: Sampling (S).
Other permits held by APPALACHIAN AGGREGATES, LLC
- RALEIGH QUARRY (FORMERLY SULLIVAN QUARRY), Dunbar: WV0068730, issued June 27, 2014
- BECKLEY QUARRY, Mt. Hope: WV0092142, issued September 7, 2021
- LEWISBURG QUARRY, Lewisburg: WV0092258, issued August 26, 2020
- MILL POINT QUARRY, Hillsboro: WV0092339, issued March 31, 2020
- ASBURY QUARRY, Lewisburg: WV1024311, issued June 27, 2019
- FORT SPRING QUARRY, Fort Spring: WV1024329, issued April 14, 2021
MERCER CRUSHED STONE PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Headwaters East River subwatershed (HUC 050500020603), WV1024175 among them. Its county holds 54, 3 of them major permits; WV1024175 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Headwaters East River subwatershed (HUC 050500020603)
- ADA WWTP, Bluefield: WV0023141, major permit, discharging to EAST RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2024
- BLUEFIELD, SANITARY BOARD OF, Bluefield: WVL023141, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- INGLESIDE QUARRY, Princeton: WV1030001, minor permit, discharging to EAST RV, permit term to May 13, 2024
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY - BLUEFIELD YARD, Bluefield: WV0001228, minor permit, discharging to UT OF EAST RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2024
- OBT BLUEFIELD (05/10/2024), Bluefield: WVG612856, minor permit, discharging to Dyepot Branch/East River/New River, permit term to March 6, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | MERCER CRUSHED STONE PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | APPALACHIAN AGGREGATES, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1024175 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 18, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 17, 2025 |
| Address | Oakvale, WV 24739 |
| Receiving water | EAST RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters East River (HUC 050500020603) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 35 | 149 | 119 | July 31, 2025 | 10,959% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 24 | 32 | 4 | January 31, 2021 | 957% over the limit |
| pH | 20 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1024175.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| May 4, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 17, 2026 | 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 WV1024175.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.