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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1025864

T&J COAL P-177-85 REISSUE #1, Tunnelton, WV: NPDES WV1025864 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

T&J COAL P-177-85 REISSUE #1, held by WVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION, holds NPDES permit WV1025864, which discharges to Pringle Rn. EPA’s file records it issued March 14, 2018 and expiring March 12, 2023.

T&J COAL P-177-85 REISSUE #1, Tunnelton, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1025864, held by WVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION; Effective; issued March 14, 2018, term to March 12, 2023; discharges to PRINGLE RN.

  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 3 limits, 121 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2019, largest 682% over the limit.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 2 limits, 93 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 764% over the limit.
  • Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 39 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2016, largest 900% over the limit.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 3 limits, 112 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow rate: 2 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by WVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION

T&J COAL P-177-85 REISSUE #1 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 18 discharge permits in the Pringle Run-Cheat River subwatershed (HUC 050200040702), WV1025864 among them. Its county holds 101, 0 of them major permits; WV1025864 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Pringle Run-Cheat River subwatershed (HUC 050200040702)

  • BJORKMAN MINING CO., Phillippi: WV1027085, minor permit, discharging to MORGAN RN, permit term to September 13, 2018
  • BORGMAN COAL COMPANY, Kingwood: WV1023527, minor permit, discharging to HEATHER RN, permit term to August 29, 2026
  • CHEAT RIVER LIMESTONE MINE, Masontown: WV0005151, minor permit, discharging to CHEAT RV, permit term to May 1, 2023
  • CHEAT RIVER RAIL TRAIL - PHASE II, Kingwood: WVR113097, minor permit, discharging to Cheat River, permit term to December 4, 2026
  • CHURCH CREEK/ MANOWN HIGHWALL AML RECLAMATION PROJECT, Kingwood: WVR105321, not classed, discharging to Church Ck/ Morgan Rn/ Cheat R/ Monongahela R
  • DOWNTOWN LINE REPLACEMENTS, Kingwood: WVR112607, minor permit, discharging to South Fork Greens Run, Cheat River, Mon River, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • JEB, INC, Kingwood: WV1029347, minor permit, discharging to MORGAN RN, permit term to May 17, 2026
  • KINGWOOD CITY OF, Kingwood: WV0021881, minor permit, discharging to Morgan Run/Cheat Run, permit term to June 30, 2021
  • LICK RUN 5 PROJECT, Kingwood: WVR112794, minor permit, discharging to Lick Run/Cheat River/Monongahela River, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL (WV) CORP., Kingwood: WVRNE0055, minor permit, discharging to UT Morgan Run/Cheat River, permit term to March 31, 2014

Identity

Facility as filedT&J COAL P-177-85 REISSUE #1
Permittee as filedWVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION
NPDES IDWV1025864
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 14, 2018
Expiration dateMarch 12, 2023
AddressTunnelton, WV 26444
Receiving waterPRINGLE RN
SubwatershedPringle Run-Cheat River (HUC 050200040702)
SIC1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Iron, total [as Fe]31219February 28, 2019682% over the limit
Aluminum, total [as Al]2938June 30, 2023764% over the limit
Solids, settleable1391September 30, 2016900% over the limit
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]31120
Sulfate, total [as SO4]0900
Solids, total dissolved0900
Flow rate2740
pH2740

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1025864.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV1025864.

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 WV1025864.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1025864, held by WVDEP OFFICE OF SPECIAL RECLAMATION for T&J COAL P-177-85 REISSUE #1 in Tunnelton, WV, and discharging to Pringle Rn within the Pringle Run-Cheat River watershed (HUC 050200040702). The facts list the permit as Effective and a Minor Discharger, with 3 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 8 pollutants on file.