Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0048939
SCOTT BLUE II MINING CLAIM, Cripple Creek Division, CO: NPDES CO0048939 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SCOTT BLUE II MINING CLAIM, held by Turquoise Connection The, holds NPDES permit CO0048939. EPA’s file records it issued July 24, 2015 and expiring August 31, 2020. 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 | SCOTT BLUE II MINING CLAIM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Turquoise Connection The |
| NPDES ID | CO0048939 |
| 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 | July 24, 2015 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2020 |
| Address | Cripple Creek Division, CO 80813 |
| Subwatershed | Cripple Creek-Four Mile Creek (HUC 110200020203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, potentially dissolved | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 10 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES CO0048939.
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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 28, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| June 28, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| June 28, 2021 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | 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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