Non-Compliance Clean Water Act

SHEPHERDSTOWN WWTP

Quick Summary

•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $35,890 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 409 E HIGH ST
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443
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County: JEFFERSON County
Inspections: 1 · last Nov 16, 2021
Total Penalties: $35,890 · last Apr 6, 2021
Registry ID: 110028276327

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	Jan 7, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	Jan 7, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Dec 10, 2012	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Oct 31, 2003	Jan 29, 2004	Resolved

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	71.00 mg/L	30.00	+137%	Nov 2025	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	71.00 mg/L	60.00	+18%	Nov 2025	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6.60 %	85.00	+523%	Nov 2025	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	75.60 %	85.00	+63%	Oct 2025	Open
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	9.10 mg/L	6.00	+52%	Feb 2025	Open
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3.16 mg/L	3.00	+5%	Feb 2025	Open
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7.90 mg/L	6.00	+32%	Dec 2024	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.03 mg/L	0.01	+177%	Feb 2019	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.03 mg/L	0.02	+23%	Feb 2019	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+19%	Aug 2018	Resolved
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.02 mg/L	0.01	+85%	Jul 2018	Resolved
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.02 mg/L	0.01	+172%	May 2018	Resolved
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.02 mg/L	0.02	+26%	May 2018	Open
Nitrogen, total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	8.76 kg/d	7.55	+16%	Apr 2018	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+35%	Apr 2018	Resolved
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+35%	Mar 2018	Resolved
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+1%	Nov 2017	Resolved
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	65.10 mg/L	18.00	+262%	Apr 2017	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+27%	May 2016	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+16%	Sep 2015	Open
Copper, total recoverable	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.01 mg/L	0.01	+21%	Jun 2015	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

State CWA Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case WV-8977 · Apr 6, 2021

$35,890

State CWA Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case WV-N00000929 · Nov 20, 2012

$33,870