Pollution in Nicholas County, West Virginia

Nicholas County contains 186 EPA-regulated facilities, 46 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 2 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $171.2k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 15.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the West Virginia state average of 114 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities2reporters
EPA Facilities186regulated
Sig. Violators46current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Smr Technologies IncFenwick12.4kCompliant
Jeld-WenCraigsville2.6kCompliant
Columbia Forest Products Columbia West Virginia CorpCraigsville93Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Deep Mine #15Summersville$125.0k2025-07-29
Surface Mine #2 And Surface Mine #2-ABickmore$02025-07-22
The Wells Group - Summersville #137Summersville$0
Green Valley Coal CoLeivasy$02025-07-16
Hominy Surface Mine No. 1Leivasy$02025-09-16
Freeport No. 2Erbacon$02025-12-12
Surface Mine No. 1/No. 7 MineLeivasy$02025-09-22
Nettie-Leivasy WtpNettie$02021-11-08
No. 1 Preparation PlantQuinwood$02025-07-16
Long PointSummersville$02024-06-24
Gauley Eagle Prep Plant, Birch Deep Mine, Crooked Run Refuse Area And Roads, FergCalvin$02025-11-19
Sewell No. 1 MineLeivasy$02025-10-22
Spirit Ridge Suface MineSummersville$02025-03-25
Craigsville PsdCraigsville$02025-03-31
West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers AssociationMt. Nebo$02023-11-07
Richwood City OfRichwood$02023-06-21
Lonestar Surface MineSummersville$02024-10-31
Rock Camp Surface No. 1Summersville$02025-12-23
Deep Mine # 4Muddlety$02025-08-05
No. 4 Plant AreaLeivasy$02025-07-22
Richwood Water Dept-Treatment PlantRichwood$02011-02-02
Muddlety Surface Mine No. 1Summersville$02025-09-16
Lilly Fork Surface MineSummersville$02025-12-11
Panther Deep MineLeivasy$02025-09-04
Tioga Auto Parts Site #1Tioga$02020-01-14
Black Pearl Underground MineSummersville$02025-11-19
Panther Creek Elementary SchoolNettie$02020-12-10
Lower Muddlety ComplexCalvin$02025-12-23
Wildcat Surface MineSummersville$02025-12-11
Mt. Lookout FacilityMt. Lookout$02020-07-14
Peerless No. 1 Surface MineOak Hill$02025-09-29
Meadow Creek #2Bickmore$02025-12-23
White Auto Sales, Inc.Summersville$02023-05-30
No. 1 RefuseSummersville$02025-11-06
Rockhouse Run Deep Mine No. 1Madison$02025-09-16
Robinson North Surface MineSummersville$02025-12-12
Peach Orchard Surface Mine No. 5Bickmore$02025-04-15
M&m Wash And GoCraigsville$02020-03-05
Pgm Surface Mine No. 1Drennen$02024-02-07
Summerville Hydroelectric ProjectSummerville$02024-07-30
Wye No. 1 MineCharleston$02025-11-17
Widen No.1 UndergroundMadison$02025-11-19
Fenwick Mountain Psd$0
Right Fork Surface MineSummersville$02025-03-14
Hominy No. 2 Surface MineLeivasy$02025-09-16
#3 Deep Mine And Dr-21 Haul RoadWiden$02025-09-17