Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDG859630
POND HILL MINE, Lonaconing, MD: NPDES MDG859630 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
POND HILL MINE, held by Beechwood Coal, LLC, holds NPDES permit MDG859630, which discharges to George'S Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 3, 2010 and expiring November 2, 2015. 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 | POND HILL MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Beechwood Coal, LLC |
| NPDES ID | MDG859630 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 3, 2010 |
| Expiration date | November 2, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | Maryland Department of The Environment |
| Address | Lonaconing, MD 21539 |
| Receiving water | George's Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Georges Creek (HUC 020700020302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 6Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2017 | |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2017 | 85% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bromide [as Br] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MDG859630.
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.