Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1028073

LAUREL FORK SURFACE MINE, Holden, WV: NPDES WV1028073 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
19Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LAUREL FORK SURFACE MINE, held by COAL-MAC LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1028073, which discharges to Laurel Fk/Rt Fk/Pine Ck. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2019 and expiring October 25, 2024.

LAUREL FORK SURFACE MINE, Holden, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1028073, held by COAL-MAC LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 31, 2019, term to October 25, 2024; discharges to LAUREL FK/RT FK/PINE CK.

Selenium, total recoverable: 78 limits, 690 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 78 limits, 690 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 78 limits, 690 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 78 limits, 690 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 78 limits, 690 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 76 limits, 672 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 76 limits, 672 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 76 limits, 672 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 72 limits, 612 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 52 limits, 460 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 44 limits, 396 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 24 limits, 216 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 8 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 9 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Calcium, total [as Ca]: 9 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 9 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sodium, total [as Na]: 9 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Potassium, total [as K]: 9 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 29, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
June 3, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
March 13, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by COAL-MAC LLC

RAGLAND LOADOUT FACILITIES, Holden: WV0001503, issued April 30, 2019
WOLFPEN/2-C REFUSE AREA, Sharples: WV0005690, issued June 9, 2017
MINE NO. 1, Naugatuck: WV0044181, issued May 14, 2019
TRACE FORK SURFACE MINE AND HAUL ROAD H-534, Madison: WV0056472, issued February 28, 2018
COLONY BAY SOUTH AREA, Madison: WV0058238, issued December 18, 2020
HOLDEN 22 PREPERATION PLANT AND REFUSE FACILITY, Holden: WV0064858, issued May 23, 2021
POND FORK PREP PLANT, Madison: WV0066010, issued January 30, 2018
ANCILLARY FACILITIES, Sharples: WV0066737, issued May 8, 2017
CENTRAL PERMIT, Madison: WV0068748, issued May 7, 2018
HOBET #7 SURFACE MINE, Holden: WV0068764, issued September 7, 2018

LAUREL FORK SURFACE MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 30 discharge permits in the Island Creek subwatershed (HUC 050701010402), WV1028073 among them. Its county holds 155, 0 of them major permits; WV1028073 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Island Creek subwatershed (HUC 050701010402)

CHAUNCEY-PINE GAP 46KV STR 5-7 EMERGENCY PROJECT, Chauncey: WVR113144, minor permit, discharging to Right Fork Pine Creek/Guyandottet River, permit term to April 5, 2029
CHILTON & HERNSHAW SURFACE MINE PATTON NO. 11, Wharncliffe: WV1019066, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to August 16, 2013
COW CREEK ACCESS ROAD, Barnabas: WV1025228, minor permit, discharging to LEFT FK/COW CK, permit term to July 19, 2018
COW CREEK DEEP MINE, Stirrat: WV1015907, minor permit, discharging to COW CK, permit term to October 30, 2022
DIAMOND ENERGY, Matewan: WV0057797, minor permit, discharging to ISLAND CK, permit term to February 20, 2023
DOUBLE DIAMOND DEEP MINE, Sarah Ann: WV1011138, minor permit, discharging to LOWER DEMPSEY BR, permit term to September 21, 2022
DUTY BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Holden: WV1028529, minor permit, discharging to MIDDLE FK/ELK CK, permit term to December 3, 2024
HOBET #7 SURFACE MINE, Holden: WV0068764, minor permit, discharging to TRACE FK/PIGEON CK, permit term to September 4, 2023
HOLDEN 22 PREPERATION PLANT AND REFUSE FACILITY, Holden: WV0064858, minor permit, discharging to GUYANDOTTE RV, permit term to May 16, 2026
HOLDEN NO. 22 SURFACE MINE, Holden: WV1015923, minor permit, discharging to GUYANDOTTE RV, permit term to September 19, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	LAUREL FORK SURFACE MINE
Permittee as filed	COAL-MAC LLC
NPDES ID	WV1028073
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	October 31, 2019
Expiration date	October 25, 2024
Address	Holden, WV 25625
Receiving water	LAUREL FK/RT FK/PINE CK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Island Creek (HUC 050701010402)

Effluent limits and exceedances

19Pollutants on file
19Under a numeric limit
19With a violation of any kind
0With 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
Selenium, total recoverable	78	690
Iron, total [as Fe]	78	690
Manganese, total [as Mn]	78	690
Aluminum, total [as Al]	78	690
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	78	690
Specific conductance	76	672
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	76	672
Solids, total dissolved	76	672
Solids, total suspended	72	612
pH	52	460
Flow rate	44	396
Solids, settleable	24	216
Stream flow, instantaneous	8	64
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	9	45
Calcium, total [as Ca]	9	45
Magnesium, total [as Mg]	9	45
Sodium, total [as Na]	9	45
Potassium, total [as K]	9	45
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	3	21

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WV1028073.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1028073.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 29, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
June 3, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
March 13, 2026	Reconnaissance without 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 WV1028073.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WV1028073 for the Laurel Fork Surface Mine in Holden, WV, held by COAL-MAC LLC, with the permit status shown as administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The facts list 19 pollutants on file, 19 under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the subwatershed given as HUC 050701010402.