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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0108103

BEAR BRANCH COAL LLC (897-9009), Glomawr, KY: NPDES KY0108103 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BEAR BRANCH COAL LLC (897-9009), held by Bear Branch Coal LLC (897-9002), holds NPDES permit KY0108103, which discharges to Bear Branch & Raccoon Crk Ky River. EPA’s file records it issued March 19, 2010 and expiring March 31, 2015.

BEAR BRANCH COAL LLC (897-9009), Glomawr, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0108103, held by Bear Branch Coal LLC (897-9002); Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 19, 2010, term to March 31, 2015; discharges to BEAR BRANCH & RACCOON CRK KY RIVER.

  • Toxicity, Chronic: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2017, largest 36% over the limit.
  • Specific conductance: 62 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 62 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 62 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 62 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total recoverable: 62 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 62 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 0 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 62 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 62 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 62 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • April 22, 2019: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
  • January 11, 2018: Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test (ST6).

BEAR BRANCH COAL LLC (897-9009) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Upper Second Creek-North Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002010307), KY0108103 among them. Its county holds 49, 1 of them major permits; KY0108103 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Second Creek-North Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002010307)

Identity

Facility as filedBEAR BRANCH COAL LLC (897-9009)
Permittee as filedBear Branch Coal LLC (897-9002)
NPDES IDKY0108103
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 19, 2010
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2015
AddressGlomawr, KY 41701
Receiving waterBEAR BRANCH & RACCOON CRK KY RIVER
SubwatershedUpper Second Creek-North Fork Kentucky River (HUC 051002010307)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Toxicity, Chronic021September 30, 201736% over the limit
Specific conductance62980
pH62980
Solids, total suspended62980
Iron, total recoverable62980
Manganese, total recoverable62980
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant62980
Sulfate, total [as SO4]0920
Precipitation volume0920
Solids, settleable0460
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]6260
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]6260
Oil & Grease6260
Selenium, total recoverable040
Selenium, dry weight040

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 22, 2019Permit Violations - Unapproved OperationST6
January 11, 2018Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity TestST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0108103.

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 KY0108103.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0108103, held by Bear Branch Coal LLC for its Glomawr, KY facility, with its status shown as administratively continued and its receiving water listed as Bear Branch & Raccoon Crk Ky River. The permit is classed as a minor discharger, with 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, and its file dates are issued March 19, 2010 and expiring March 31, 2015.