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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVG640015

RAINELLE WATER DEPARTMENT, Rainelle, WV: NPDES WVG640015 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

RAINELLE WATER DEPARTMENT, held by RAINELLE, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit WVG640015, which discharges to Sewell Ck/Meadow Rv/Gauley Rv/Kanawha Rv. EPA’s file records it issued January 11, 2019 and expiring July 18, 2023.

RAINELLE WATER DEPARTMENT, Rainelle, West Virginia: Coverage under a general permit WVG640015, held by RAINELLE, TOWN OF; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 11, 2019, term to July 18, 2023; discharges to Sewell Ck/Meadow Rv/Gauley Rv/Kanawha Rv.

  • Manganese, total recoverable: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2020, largest 672% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluoride, total [as F]: 4 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 4 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total recoverable: 4 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • February 20, 2024: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • February 20, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • February 20, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • February 20, 2024: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • August 7, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).

Other permits held by RAINELLE, TOWN OF

RAINELLE WATER DEPARTMENT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Sewell Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050604), WVG640015 among them. Its county holds 76, 2 of them major permits; WVG640015 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Sewell Creek subwatershed (HUC 050500050604)

Identity

Facility as filedRAINELLE WATER DEPARTMENT
Permittee as filedRAINELLE, TOWN OF
NPDES IDWVG640015
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 11, 2019
Expiration dateJuly 18, 2023
AddressRainelle, WV 25962
Receiving waterSewell Ck/Meadow Rv/Gauley Rv/Kanawha Rv
SubwatershedSewell Creek (HUC 050500050604)
SIC4941 – Water Supply

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Manganese, total recoverable4526December 31, 2020672% over the limit
pH4460
Solids, total suspended4460
Fluoride, total [as F]4460
Iron, total recoverable4460
Aluminum, total recoverable4460
Chlorine, total residual4460
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2230

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 20, 2024Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
February 20, 2024Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
February 20, 2024Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
February 20, 2024Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
August 7, 2019Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WVG640015.

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 WVG640015.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WVG640015, held by Rainelle, Town of for the Rainelle Water Department in Rainelle, WV, with a status of administratively continued and a permit class of Minor Discharger. The page lists 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued January 11, 2019 and expiring July 18, 2023.