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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVG640025

WEST FORK RIVER TREATMENT PLANT, Clarksburg, WV: NPDES WVG640025 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WEST FORK RIVER TREATMENT PLANT, held by CLARKSBURG WATER BOARD, holds NPDES permit WVG640025, which discharges to Arnolds Rn/West Fork Rv/Monongahela Rv. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2019 and expiring July 18, 2023.

WEST FORK RIVER TREATMENT PLANT, Clarksburg, West Virginia: Coverage under a general permit WVG640025, held by CLARKSBURG WATER BOARD; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 1, 2019, term to July 18, 2023; discharges to ARNOLDS RN/WEST FORK RV/MONONGAHELA RV.

  • Aluminum, total recoverable: 4 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 3,767% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2019, largest 203% over the limit.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2022, largest 976% over the limit.
  • Manganese, total recoverable: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2022, largest 23% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluoride, total [as F]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • December 5, 2023: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • December 4, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • December 4, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Other permits held by CLARKSBURG WATER BOARD

WEST FORK RIVER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Sycamore Creek-West Fork River subwatershed (HUC 050200020306), WVG640025 among them. Its county holds 131, 4 of them major permits; WVG640025 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Sycamore Creek-West Fork River subwatershed (HUC 050200020306)

Identity

Facility as filedWEST FORK RIVER TREATMENT PLANT
Permittee as filedCLARKSBURG WATER BOARD
NPDES IDWVG640025
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
IssuedMarch 1, 2019
Expiration dateJuly 18, 2023
AddressClarksburg, WV 26301
Receiving waterARNOLDS RN/WEST FORK RV/MONONGAHELA RV
SubwatershedSycamore Creek-West Fork River (HUC 050200020306)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler WVR000007088

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
Aluminum, total recoverable43123March 31, 20263,767% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4124March 31, 2019203% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable491September 30, 2022976% over the limit
Manganese, total recoverable491March 31, 202223% over the limit
pH480
Fluoride, total [as F]480
Chlorine, total residual480
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant240

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
December 5, 2023Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
December 4, 2019Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
December 4, 2019Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WVG640025.

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 WVG640025.

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This page is a public-records entry for NPDES permit WVG640025, held by Clarksburg Water Board for the West Fork River Treatment Plant in Clarksburg, WV, and listed as administratively continued. It lists 8 as the minor discharger class, 4 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued March 1, 2019 and expiring July 18, 2023.