Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0048901
EAGLE VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY LLC, Eagle County, CO: NPDES CO0048901 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAGLE VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY LLC, held by Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC, holds NPDES permit CO0048901, which discharges to Eagle River. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 2013 and expiring October 31, 2018. 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.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EAGLE VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC |
| NPDES ID | CO0048901 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 28, 2013 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2018 |
| Address | Eagle County, CO 81637 |
| Receiving water | Eagle River |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek-Eagle River (HUC 140100030605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 2With an effluent exceedance
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 measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 85 | 3 | April 30, 2022 | 279% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 79 | 1 | May 31, 2023 | |
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 2 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 13 | 0 |
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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 13, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 15, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| September 15, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 15, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| September 15, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 15, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 1, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
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.