Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0048003
WEST SPANISH PEAKS COALBED METHANE OPERATION, Las Animas County, CO: NPDES CO0048003 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WEST SPANISH PEAKS COALBED METHANE OPERATION, held by Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc, holds NPDES permit CO0048003, which discharges to Purgatoire River/Lorencito Canyon. EPA’s file records it issued December 30, 2009 and expiring January 31, 2015.
WEST SPANISH PEAKS COALBED METHANE OPERATION, Las Animas County, Colorado: Individual permit CO0048003, held by Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 30, 2009, term to January 31, 2015; discharges to Purgatoire River/Lorencito Canyon.
- Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2018, largest 47% over the limit.
- Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2017, largest 19% over the limit.
- Iron, total recoverable: 27 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018, largest 10% over the limit.
- Sodium Absorption Ratio: 27 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Conductivity: 30 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3]: 30 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 26 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Calcium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Magnesium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sodium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Calcium, total [as Ca]: 30 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 30 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sodium, total [as Na]: 30 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 30 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boron, total [as B]: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bicarbonate as [CaCO3]: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease visual: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Other permits held by Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc
- PIONEER CBM LORENCITO, Las Animas County: CO0047776, issued December 30, 2009
WEST SPANISH PEAKS COALBED METHANE OPERATION among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Guajatoya Creek subwatershed (HUC 110200100101), CO0048003 among them. Its county holds 56, 1 of them major permits; CO0048003 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Guajatoya Creek subwatershed (HUC 110200100101)
- NORTH LAKE DAM REHABILITATION PROJECT, Weston: COG074408, minor permit, discharging to Coal Creek, permit term to September 30, 2013
Identity
| Facility as filed | WEST SPANISH PEAKS COALBED METHANE OPERATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc |
| NPDES ID | CO0048003 |
| 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 | December 30, 2009 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2015 |
| Address | Las Animas County, CO |
| Receiving water | Purgatoire River/Lorencito Canyon |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Guajatoya Creek (HUC 110200100101) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 25 | 2 | June 30, 2018 | 47% over the limit |
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 20 | 1 | December 31, 2017 | 19% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 27 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 10% over the limit |
| Sodium Absorption Ratio | 27 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 30 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3] | 30 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 26 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total recoverable | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total recoverable | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total recoverable | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bicarbonate as [CaCO3] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES CO0048003.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES CO0048003.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES CO0048003.
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