Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV1031261

BEECH CREEK SURFACE MINE, Matewan, WV: NPDES WV1031261 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
19Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BEECH CREEK SURFACE MINE, held by APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC, holds NPDES permit WV1031261, which discharges to Mudlick Fk/Beech Ck. EPA’s file records it issued March 27, 2025 and expiring March 24, 2030.

BEECH CREEK SURFACE MINE, Matewan, West Virginia: Individual permit WV1031261, held by APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC; Effective; issued March 27, 2025, term to March 24, 2030; discharges to MUDLICK FK/BEECH CK.

Iron, total [as Fe]: 134 limits, 137 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 122% over the limit.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 138 limits, 139 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2026, largest 71% over the limit.
Solids, total dissolved: 145 limits, 145 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 138 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 138 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total recoverable: 135 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 145 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 145 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 135 limits, 123 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 100 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow rate: 82 limits, 82 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 47 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Calcium, total [as Ca]: 21 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 21 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sodium, total [as Na]: 21 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Potassium, total [as K]: 21 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Stream flow, instantaneous: 18 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 21 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 9 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

July 6, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
April 17, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
January 21, 2026: Sampling (S).

Other permits held by APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC

MINE NO. 20, THACKER PREP PLANT, MILLSEAT REFUSE AREA, Edgarton: WV0060801, issued April 10, 2019
MILLSEAT SURFACE MINE, Edgarton: WV1025104, issued November 15, 2017
MAUCHLINVILLE BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Matewan: WV1031121, issued June 16, 2022
MILLSEAT TO THACKER ROAD, Edgarton: WV1031333, issued July 31, 2024

BEECH CREEK SURFACE MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Beech Creek-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010308), WV1031261 among them. Its county holds 147, 1 of them major permits; WV1031261 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Beech Creek-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010308)

B & W RESOURCES 898-1036, Pikeville: KY0114464, not classed
CHRISTOPHER BLEVINS & KIMBERLY BURKE RESIDENCE, Langley: KYG405119, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
GRAPEVINE FORK SURFACE MINE, Matewan: WV1029967, minor permit, discharging to GRAPEVINE FK/BEECH CK, permit term to November 17, 2022
HERNSHAW CUT THROUGH, Wharncliffe: WV1007912, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to September 4, 2023
MINE NO. 20, THACKER PREP PLANT, MILLSEAT REFUSE AREA, Edgarton: WV0060801, minor permit, discharging to GRAPEVINE CK, permit term to March 27, 2024
NO. 4 MINE, Meador: WV1020137, minor permit, discharging to MUDLICK FK/BEECH CK, permit term to March 1, 2024
REMINING NO. 3 MINE, Charleston: WV1022733, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to January 4, 2022
RIGHTHAND FORK DEEP MINE, Wharncliffe: WV1016784, minor permit, discharging to BIG SANDY RV, permit term to September 6, 2023
RIGHTHAND FORK NO. 1, Matewan: WV1013106, minor permit, discharging to BIG SANDY RV, permit term to December 22, 2022
SPRIGG-WHARNCLIFFE 46KV STR 89 EP, Wharncliffe: WVR112863, minor permit, discharging to Beach Creek/Tug Fork River, permit term to April 5, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	BEECH CREEK SURFACE MINE
Permittee as filed	APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC
NPDES ID	WV1031261
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	March 27, 2025
Expiration date	March 24, 2030
Address	Matewan, WV 25678
Receiving water	MUDLICK FK/BEECH CK
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Beech Creek-Tug Fork (HUC 050702010308)
SIC	1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

19Pollutants on file
19Under a numeric limit
19With 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
Iron, total [as Fe]	134	137	3	May 31, 2026	122% over the limit
Aluminum, total [as Al]	138	139	1	May 31, 2026	71% over the limit
Solids, total dissolved	145	145	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	138	138	0
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]	138	138	0
Selenium, total recoverable	135	138	0
Specific conductance	145	133	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	145	133	0
Solids, total suspended	135	123	0
pH	100	92	0
Flow rate	82	82	0
Solids, settleable	47	53	0
Calcium, total [as Ca]	21	21	0
Magnesium, total [as Mg]	21	21	0
Sodium, total [as Na]	21	21	0
Potassium, total [as K]	21	21	0
Stream flow, instantaneous	18	10	0
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	21	9	0
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	9	9	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WV1031261.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 6, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
April 17, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
January 21, 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 WV1031261.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WV1031261 for the BEECH CREEK SURFACE MINE in Matewan, WV, held by APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC, which discharges to MUDLICK FK/BEECH CK in the Beech Creek-Tug Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702010308). The permit is listed as Effective, issued March 27, 2025 and expiring March 24, 2030, with a Minor discharger class and 19 pollutants on file, 2 of which carry numeric limits and 2 of which show an effluent exceedance.