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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVR030017

CITY OF MARTINSBURG, Martinsburg, WV: NPDES WVR030017 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF MARTINSBURG, held by MARTINSBURG, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit WVR030017, which discharges to Tuscarora Creek/Opequon Creek/Potomac River. EPA’s file records it issued October 9, 2014 and expiring August 11, 2019.

CITY OF MARTINSBURG, Martinsburg, West Virginia: Coverage under a general permit WVR030017, held by MARTINSBURG, CITY OF; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 9, 2014, term to August 11, 2019; discharges to Tuscarora Creek/Opequon Creek/Potomac River.

  • pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • January 24, 2024: WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
  • January 24, 2024: WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements (ST6).
  • January 24, 2024: WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Conduct Inspections (ST6).
  • June 30, 2017: WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).

Other permits held by MARTINSBURG, CITY OF

CITY OF MARTINSBURG among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 19 discharge permits in the Tuscarora Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700040907), WVR030017 among them. Its county holds 115, 2 of them major permits; WVR030017 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Tuscarora Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700040907)

  • APPLE HARVEST SUBDIVISION, Martinsburg: WVR112421, minor permit, discharging to Evans Rn / Opequon Ck / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • APPLEWOOD FARM PHASE 1, Martinsburg: WVR113298, minor permit, discharging to Evans Rn / Opequon Ck / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • BMC PARKING LOT EXPANSION AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, Martinsburg: WVR113047, minor permit, discharging to Tuscarora Ck / Opequon Ck / Potomac R, permit term to August 6, 2026
  • CITY OF MARTINSBURG WWTP, Martinsburg: WV0023167, major permit, discharging to Tuscarora Creek/Opequon Creek/Potomac River, permit term to January 9, 2023
  • CLINTON W. & TRICIA D. YOUNG, Martinsburg: WVG417634, minor permit, discharging to Roadside Ditch/Dry Rn/Tuscarora Ck/Opequon Ck/Poto, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • COMMUNICARE-MARTINSBURG, Martinsburg: WVR112756, minor permit, discharging to Dry Run, Tuscarora Creek, Opequon Creek, Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • CORNERSTONE PHASE II, Martinsburg: WVR113079, minor permit, discharging to Tuscarora Ck / Opequon Ck / Potomac R, permit term to September 30, 2026
  • EPTA BUS ADMIN, MAINTENANCE AND TRANSFER FACILITY, Martinsburg: WVR112589, minor permit, discharging to Tuscarora Ck / Opequon Ck / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • LAS TRANCAS, Martinsburg: WVR113028, minor permit, discharging to UNT / Tuscarora Ck / Opequon Ck / Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029
  • MARTINSBURG COMMUNITY CENTER, Martinsburg: WVR112501, minor permit, discharging to Dry Run, Tuscarora Creek, Opequon Creek, Potomac R, permit term to April 5, 2029

Identity

Facility as filedCITY OF MARTINSBURG
Permittee as filedMARTINSBURG, CITY OF
NPDES IDWVR030017
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
IssuedOctober 9, 2014
Expiration dateAugust 11, 2019
AddressMartinsburg, WV 25401
Receiving waterTuscarora Creek/Opequon Creek/Potomac River
SubwatershedTuscarora Creek (HUC 020700040907)
SIC9199 – General Government

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
pH2100
Solids, total suspended2100
Oil and grease, hexane extr method2100
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]2100
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C150
Nitrogen, total [as N]150
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]150
Phosphorus, total [as P]150
Chloride [as Cl]150

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WVR030017.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 24, 2024WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMPST6
January 24, 2024WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping RequirementsST6
January 24, 2024WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Conduct InspectionsST6
June 30, 2017WW Storm Water MS4 - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMPST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WVR030017.

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 WVR030017.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit WVR030017, held by CITY OF MARTINSBURG in Martinsburg, WV, which discharges to Tuscarora Creek/Opequon Creek/Potomac River. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a minor discharger class, zero pollutants under a numeric limit, and zero pollutants with an effluent exceedance.