Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1028570
TOM BAILEY BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Glen Fork, WV: NPDES WV1028570 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOM BAILEY BRANCH SURFACE MINE, held by MOUNTAIN EAGLE MINING, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1028570, which discharges to Glen Fk. EPA’s file records it issued August 3, 2021 and expiring July 27, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TOM BAILEY BRANCH SURFACE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MOUNTAIN EAGLE MINING, LLC |
| NPDES ID | WV1028570 |
| 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 3, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 27, 2026 |
| Address | Glen Fork, WV 25848 |
| Receiving water | GLEN FK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Laurel Fork (HUC 050701010201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 1,851% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 100 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2026 | 16% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 111 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 111 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 111 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 111 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 98 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 98 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 98 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 74 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 30 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 72 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 44 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 9 | 0 | 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 WV1028570.
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 September 15, 2026.