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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG310057

BRISCOE PETROLEUM - SNYDER PROJECT, Hardin, MT: NPDES MTG310057 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BRISCOE PETROLEUM - SNYDER PROJECT, held by BRISCOE PETROLEUM LLC, holds NPDES permit MTG310057, which discharges to Little Nine Mile Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2015 and expiring April 30, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.

Identity

Facility as filedBRISCOE PETROLEUM - SNYDER PROJECT
Permittee as filedBRISCOE PETROLEUM LLC
NPDES IDMTG310057
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 1, 2015
Expiration dateApril 30, 2020
AddressHardin, MT 59034
Receiving waterLITTLE NINE MILE CREEK
SubwatershedNinemile Creek (HUC 100800150705)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Oil & Grease01312June 30, 2026250% over the limit
Oil and grease, hexane extr method242June 30, 202022% over the limit
Fluoride090
Conductivity470
Sulfate, total [as SO4]470
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]240
Flow rate220
pH020
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]020
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]020
Arsenic, total recoverable010
Cobalt, total recoverable010
Selenium, total recoverable010
Zinc, total recoverable010
Cadmium, total recoverable010
Lead, total recoverable010
Chromium, total recoverable010
Copper, total recoverable010
Sulfate010

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 25, 2025Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
February 25, 2025Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
February 25, 2025Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling ViolationST6
February 25, 2025Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)ST6
December 14, 2018Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab ErrorST6
December 14, 2018Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative SampleST6

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 14, 2026.