Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG502202
BLACK OBSIDIAN, Westcliffe, CO: NPDES COG502202 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLACK OBSIDIAN, held by Colorado Quarries Inc, holds NPDES permit COG502202, which discharges to Grape Creek To Arkansas River. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2026. 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 | BLACK OBSIDIAN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Colorado Quarries Inc |
| NPDES ID | COG502202 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2026 |
| Address | Westcliffe, CO 81252 |
| Receiving water | Grape Creek to Arkansas River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Westcliffe-Grape Creek (HUC 110200011212) |
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES COG502202.
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 COG502202.
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.