Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVG551069
WASHINGTON DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Buckhannon, WV: NPDES WVG551069 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WASHINGTON DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by UPSHUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, holds NPDES permit WVG551069, which discharges to Natural Drainage/Unt/Trubie Rn Rm 1.81/Buckhannon. EPA’s file records it issued October 10, 2024 and expiring September 30, 2025. 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 | WASHINGTON DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UPSHUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION |
| NPDES ID | WVG551069 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 10, 2024 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Address | Buckhannon, WV 26201 |
| Receiving water | NATURAL DRAINAGE/UNT/TRUBIE RN RM 1.81/BUCKHANNON |
| Subwatershed | Tenmile Creek-Buckhannon River (HUC 050200010304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 20 | 73 | 13 | September 30, 2025 | 250% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 21 | 9 | December 31, 2025 | 1,819% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 29 | 5 | December 31, 2024 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 39 | 3 | September 30, 2024 | 607% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 14 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | 5% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
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.