Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1027981
POLLOCK KNOB SURFACE MINE NO. 1, Rupert, WV: NPDES WV1027981 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 4Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
POLLOCK KNOB SURFACE MINE NO. 1, held by GREENBRIER SMOKELESS COAL MINING, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1027981, which discharges to Sam Ck. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2014 and expiring August 1, 2019.
Identity
| Facility as filed | POLLOCK KNOB SURFACE MINE NO. 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GREENBRIER SMOKELESS COAL MINING, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1027981 |
| 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 | August 1, 2014 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2019 |
| Address | Rupert, WV 25984 |
| Receiving water | SAM CK |
| Subwatershed | Locust Creek-Greenbrier River (HUC 050500030407) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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] | 63 | 1,034 | 2 | May 31, 2018 | 14% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 62 | 1,180 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 63 | 1,056 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 60 | 1,047 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 62 | 1,038 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 63 | 1,032 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 60 | 1,029 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 62 | 1,006 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 53 | 828 | 0 | ||
| pH | 42 | 728 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 34 | 660 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 34 | 644 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 17 | 425 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 8 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1027981.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| April 7, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 26, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 6, 2026 | Reconnaissance with 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 WV1027981.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.