Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0279820
MINE 78 SURFACE NO. 3 MINE CMO, Kittanning, PA: NPDES PA0279820 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MINE 78 SURFACE NO. 3 MINE CMO, held by ROSEBUD MINING CO, holds NPDES permit PA0279820, which discharges to Paint Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 25, 2022 and expiring March 24, 2027. 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 | MINE 78 SURFACE NO. 3 MINE CMO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ROSEBUD MINING CO |
| NPDES ID | PA0279820 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 25, 2022 |
| Expiration date | March 24, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Kittanning, PA 16201 |
| Receiving water | Paint Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Paint Creek (HUC 050100070307) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 36 | 528 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 36 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 36 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 36 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 36 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 36 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 36 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 36 | 36 | 0 | ||
| pH | 24 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Acidity, total [as CaCO3] | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3] | 12 | 12 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0279820.
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 PA0279820.
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.