Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG840013
MERINO OIL FIELD - STATE BATTERY A, Logan County, CO: NPDES COG840013 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 44Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MERINO OIL FIELD - STATE BATTERY A, held by Red Mountain Resources LLC, holds NPDES permit COG840013, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary To South Platte River. EPA’s file records it issued December 18, 2013 and expiring August 31, 2014. 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 | MERINO OIL FIELD - STATE BATTERY A |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Red Mountain Resources LLC |
| NPDES ID | COG840013 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 18, 2013 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2014 |
| Address | Logan County, CO 80742 |
| Receiving water | Unnamed tributary to South Platte River |
| Subwatershed | 101900120701 (HUC 101900120701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 44Pollutants on file
- 44Under a numeric limit
- 44With 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 | 4 | 334 | 4 | November 30, 2014 | 220% over the limit |
| Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3] | 4 | 332 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total recoverable | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total recoverable | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total recoverable | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Radium 226 + radium 228, total | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene, dry weight | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 330 | 0 | ||
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 6 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 2 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Sodium Absorption Ratio | 1 | 140 | 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 COG840013.
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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