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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVR105912

TRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE, Kyle, WV: NPDES WVR105912 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE, held by WVDEP OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS & RECLAMATION, holds NPDES permit WVR105912, which discharges to Trace Br/ Elkhorn Ck/ Tug F/ Big Sandy R.

TRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE, Kyle, West Virginia: Coverage under a general permit WVR105912, held by WVDEP OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS & RECLAMATION; Pending; discharges to Trace Br/ Elkhorn Ck/ Tug F/ Big Sandy R.

Other permits held by WVDEP OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS & RECLAMATION

TRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 18 discharge permits in the Headwaters Elkhorn Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010202), WVR105912 among them.

Other permits in the Headwaters Elkhorn Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702010202)

  • BECKLEY SEAM DEEP MINE, Rock: WV1030311, minor permit, discharging to LEFTWICH BR, permit term to August 27, 2026
  • BIG BRANCH HIGHWALL MINE (POCA. NO. 12), Beckley: WV1021338, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to April 18, 2018
  • D070200 HAULROAD, UO45700, U062400 DEEP MINES, Beckley: WV1005987, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to April 9, 2018
  • DEEP MINE 46, Beaver: WV1012045, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to December 4, 2018
  • DEEP MINE NO. 14, Beckley: WV1006070, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to October 20, 2018
  • DEEP MINE NO. 56, Beckley: WV1018701, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to November 6, 2018
  • DEEP MINE NO. 66, Beckley: WV1005944, minor permit, discharging to TUG FK, permit term to November 10, 2018
  • GILLIAM REFUSE PILE, Gilliam: WVR113193, minor permit, discharging to Lick Branch/North Fork Elkhorn Creek/Elkhorn Creek, permit term to November 30, 2026
  • GREENBRIER HOLLOW REFUSE (PHASE II), Mcdowell: WVR113375, minor permit, discharging to Leftwich Br./North Fork of Elkhorn/Elkhorn Ck./Tug, permit term to April 27, 2027
  • MINE NO. 53, Beckley: WV1024124, minor permit, discharging to BEARWALLOW BR, permit term to December 5, 2016

What the register holds for TRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its its address in Kyle, West Virginia, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES WVR105912.

Identity

Facility as filedTRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE
Permittee as filedWVDEP OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS & RECLAMATION
NPDES IDWVR105912
Permit statusPending
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
AddressKyle, WV 24855
Receiving waterTrace Br/ Elkhorn Ck/ Tug F/ Big Sandy R
SubwatershedHeadwaters Elkhorn Creek (HUC 050702010202)

Effluent limits and exceedances

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES WVR105912.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WVR105912.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WVR105912.

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 WVR105912.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

The TRACE BRANCH REFUSE PILE permit is one of 1 general permit coverages on the register in Kyle, West Virginia, and it is one of 18 NPDES permits in the Headwaters Elkhorn Creek subwatershed. The permit records no pollutants under a numeric limit and no pollutants with an effluent exceedance, both counted at 0.