Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0076376
PREMIUM COAL COMPANYNATIONAL COAL LLC MINE 7, Pioneer, TN: NPDES TN0076376 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PREMIUM COAL COMPANYNATIONAL COAL LLC MINE 7, held by NATIONAL COAL LLC, holds NPDES permit TN0076376, which discharges to Multiple Tributaries, Branches. EPA’s file records it issued October 1, 2016 and expiring January 20, 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 | PREMIUM COAL COMPANYNATIONAL COAL LLC MINE 7 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NATIONAL COAL LLC |
| NPDES ID | TN0076376 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | October 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 20, 2019 |
| Address | Pioneer, TN 37847 |
| Receiving water | MULTIPLE TRIBUTARIES, BRANCHES |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Elk Creek (HUC 051301010605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 54 | 2,067 | 3 | June 30, 2017 | 73% over the limit |
| pH | 56 | 2,076 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 55 | 2,070 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 54 | 2,070 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 54 | 2,064 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 54 | 1,171 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 54 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Sulfates, total [as SO4] | 54 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 12 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2024 | Evidence of unauthorized discharge of pollutants from production area to a water of the U.S. | ST6 |
| April 2, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.