Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVL022349

CHARLES TOWN WWTP, Charles Town, WV: NPDES WVL022349 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CHARLES TOWN WWTP, held by CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WVL022349. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2025.

CHARLES TOWN WWTP, Charles Town, West Virginia: Associated permit record WVL022349, held by CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF; Biosolids; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 1, 2021, term to December 31, 2025.

Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2001, largest 88% over the limit.
Annual whole sludge application rate: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

West Virginia holds 48 Biosolids coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 0 were issued before WVL022349. CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF holds 6 permits in West Virginia.

Other permits held by CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF

CHARLES TOWN UTILITY BOARD, Charles Town: WV0022349, issued January 1, 1977
CHARLES TOWN AUGUSTINE AVENUE TRAIL, Charles Town: WVR112426, issued April 12, 2024
LIBERTY STREET GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, Charles Town: WVR112492, issued April 17, 2024
AUGUSTINE AVENUE TRAIL PHASE 2, Charles Town: WVR113221, issued December 18, 2025
SIDEWINDER RAW WATER LINE, Middleway: WVR113389, issued May 26, 2026

Coverages issued nearest WVL022349

January 1, 2021: CITY OF ELKINS, WWTP, Elkins, WVL020028
January 1, 2021: GARY, CITY OF, Gary, WVL020044
January 1, 2021: FOLLANSBEE, CITY OF, Follansbee, WVL020273
January 1, 2021: PETERSBURG, CITY OF, Petersburg, WVL021792
January 1, 2021: CITY OF GRAFTON, Grafton, WVL021822, held by GRAFTON, CITY OF
January 1, 2021: PRINCETON, CITY OF, Princeton, WVL023094
January 1, 2021: WEIRTON, CITY OF, Weirton, WVL023108
January 1, 2021: SOUTH CHARLESTON S.T.P., South Charleston, WVL023116, held by SO. CHAS. SEWAGE TREATMENT CO.
January 1, 2021: MORGANTOWN, CITY OF, Morgantown, WVL023124
January 1, 2021: BLUEFIELD, SANITARY BOARD OF, Bluefield, WVL023141

CHARLES TOWN WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Evitts Run subwatershed (HUC 020700070302), WVL022349 among them. Its county holds 98, 1 of them major permits; WVL022349 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Evitts Run subwatershed (HUC 020700070302)

53 STAR SIGN LANE, Charles Town: WVR112630, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Run Tributary 1, Evitts Run, Shenandoah Riv, permit term to April 5, 2029
AUGUSTINE AVENUE TRAIL PHASE 2, Charles Town: WVR113221, minor permit, discharging to UNT / Evitts Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
CHARLES TOWN AUGUSTINE AVENUE TRAIL, Charles Town: WVR112426, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Run Tributary No.1, Evitts Run, Shenandoah, permit term to April 5, 2029
CITY OF RANSON COLLECTION SYSTEM, Ranson: WV0105287, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Run of Shenandoah River, permit term to December 23, 2015
FOUNDRY CENTRE, Ranson: WVR112075, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to July 2, 2025
HUNTWELL REISSUANCE (01/31/2024), Ranson: WVR111283, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Rn / Shenandoah R / Potomac R, permit term to February 9, 2024
LIBERTY STREET GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, Charles Town: WVR112492, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Run, Shenandoah River, permit term to April 5, 2029
MILTON'S LANDING, Charles Town: WVR111371, minor permit, discharging to Shenandoah Rv.-1/Shenandoah Rv./Evitts Run, permit term to November 16, 2022
NB GLEBE 10B-13, Charles Town: WVR110147, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Run/Shenandoah River/Potomac River, permit term to February 9, 2024
THE VILLAGE AT SAMUEL STATION TOWNHOMES, Charles Town: WVR110152, minor permit, discharging to Evitts Run/Shenandoah River, permit term to March 31, 2019

Identity

Facility as filed	CHARLES TOWN WWTP
Permittee as filed	CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF
NPDES ID	WVL022349
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Associated permit record
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Biosolids
Issued	January 1, 2021
Expiration date	December 31, 2025
Address	Charles Town, WV 25414
Subwatershed	Evitts Run (HUC 020700070302)

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
6With a violation of any kind
1With 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	Violations, any kind	Effluent exceedances	Latest exceedance	Largest exceedance, as filed
Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]	2	1	November 30, 2001	88% over the limit
Annual whole sludge application rate	15	0
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]	3	0
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]	1	0
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]	1	0
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WVL022349.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WVL022349.

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 WVL022349.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WVL022349 for the CHARLES TOWN WWTP in Charles Town, WV, held by CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF, with the permit status listed as administratively continued and the Subwatershed given as Evitts Run (HUC 020700070302). The figures listed are 6 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, 6 with a violation of any kind, and 1 with an effluent exceedance.