Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0070157
COOPER RIDGE SURFACE MINE PHASE II, Clairfield, TN: NPDES TN0070157 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COOPER RIDGE SURFACE MINE PHASE II, held by Kopper Glo Mining, LLC, holds NPDES permit TN0070157, which discharges to Cumberland-Upper-Clear Fork. EPA’s file records it issued October 20, 2017 and expiring October 31, 2022. 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 | COOPER RIDGE SURFACE MINE PHASE II |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kopper Glo Mining, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TN0070157 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 20, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Clairfield, TN 37715 |
| Receiving water | Cumberland-Upper-Clear Fork |
| Subwatershed | Straight Creek-Clear Fork (HUC 051301010601) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 201 | 3 | July 31, 2022 | 489% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 18 | 198 | 0 | ||
| pH | 18 | 198 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 18 | 198 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 18 | 198 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 18 | 198 | 0 | ||
| Sulfates, total [as SO4] | 18 | 198 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 18 | 105 | 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 TN0070157.
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.