Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ID0000060
SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CORPORATION - SUNSHINE MINE, Kellogg, ID: NPDES ID0000060 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CORPORATION - SUNSHINE MINE, held by SILVER OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS LLC, holds NPDES permit ID0000060, which discharges to Big Creek & South Fork Cda River. EPA’s file records it issued August 8, 1991 and expiring September 9, 1996. 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 | SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CORPORATION - SUNSHINE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SILVER OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS LLC |
| NPDES ID | ID0000060 |
| 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 | August 8, 1991 |
| Expiration date | September 9, 1996 |
| Issuing agency | U.S. EPA, REGION 10 |
| Address | Kellogg, ID 83837 |
| Receiving water | BIG CREEK & SOUTH FORK CDA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Twomile Creek-South Fork Coeur d'Alene River (HUC 170103020301) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler IDD000643007 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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] | 4 | 61 | 41 | January 31, 2024 | 639% over the limit |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 8 | 44 | 22 | May 31, 1999 | 318% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 8 | 41 | 21 | July 31, 2011 | 496% over the limit |
| Gold, total [as Au] | 5 | 34 | 20 | April 30, 2007 | 14,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 34 | 14 | October 31, 2008 | 849% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 17 | 10 | June 30, 1996 | 31,650% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 25 | 3 | August 31, 1998 | 52% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 3 | November 30, 2000 | |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 8 | 24 | 2 | January 31, 1994 | 52% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 24 | 2 | February 28, 1998 | 46,412% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 22 | 2 | June 30, 1992 | 244% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 23 | 1 | November 30, 1992 | 83% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 10 | 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 ID0000060.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ID0000060.
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 ID0000060.
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.