Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NM0030180
ANCHO-GACHUPIN-BRACKETT MINE, Calfax County, NM: NPDES NM0030180 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 2Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ANCHO-GACHUPIN-BRACKETT MINE, held by CHEVRON MINING, INC., holds NPDES permit NM0030180, which discharges to Salyer Canyon,Ancho Canyon, Vermejo. EPA’s file records it issued July 29, 2014 and expiring August 31, 2019. 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 | ANCHO-GACHUPIN-BRACKETT MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHEVRON MINING, INC. |
| NPDES ID | NM0030180 |
| 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 29, 2014 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2019 |
| Address | Calfax County, NM 87740 |
| Receiving water | SALYER CANYON,ANCHO CANYON, VERMEJO |
| Subwatershed | Caliente Canyon-Vermejo River (HUC 110800010309) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 2Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 89 | 74 | August 31, 2014 | 25,233% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 44 | 81 | 30 | August 31, 2022 | 3,219% over the limit |
| Alpha gross radioactivity | 0 | 23 | 3 | December 31, 2008 | 93% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 88 | 510 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 0 | 220 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Vanadium, dissolved [as V] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Vanadium, total [as V] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 20 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
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.