Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WVR113191
JIM BRANCH-SWITCHBACK 138KV STR. 4-5 EMERGENCY, Welch, WV: NPDES WVR113191 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JIM BRANCH-SWITCHBACK 138KV STR. 4-5 EMERGENCY, held by APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, holds NPDES permit WVR113191, which discharges to Unt Jim Branch/Clear Fork/Tug Fork River. EPA’s file records it issued November 5, 2025 and expiring April 5, 2029. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
What the register holds for JIM BRANCH-SWITCHBACK 138KV STR. 4-5 EMERGENCY: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Welch, West Virginia, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES WVR113191.
Identity
| Facility as filed | JIM BRANCH-SWITCHBACK 138KV STR. 4-5 EMERGENCY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | WVR113191 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 5, 2025 |
| Expiration date | April 5, 2029 |
| Address | Welch, WV 24801 |
| Receiving water | UNT Jim Branch/Clear Fork/Tug Fork River |
| Subwatershed | Clear Fork (HUC 050702010206) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES WVR113191.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WVR113191.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.