Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0111571
KOPPER GLO MINING LLC (918-0499), Frakes, KY: NPDES KY0111571 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
KOPPER GLO MINING LLC (918-0499), held by Kopper Glo Mining LLC 918-0499, holds NPDES permit KY0111571, which discharges to Ut To Wheeler Creek Ut. EPA’s file records it issued January 15, 2016 and expiring January 31, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | KOPPER GLO MINING LLC (918-0499) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kopper Glo Mining LLC 918-0499 |
| NPDES ID | KY0111571 |
| 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 | January 15, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2021 |
| Address | Frakes, KY 40940 |
| Receiving water | UT to Wheeler Creek UT |
| Subwatershed | Straight Creek-Clear Fork (HUC 051301010601) |
| NAICS | 212111 – Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 20With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific conductance | 110 | 2,292 | 44 | January 31, 2023 | 133% over the limit |
| Manganese, total recoverable | 70 | 177 | 1 | November 30, 2019 | 82% over the limit |
| Biotic Index | 2 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2019 | |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 108 | 2,226 | 0 | ||
| pH | 108 | 2,220 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 104 | 2,208 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 70 | 1,936 | 0 | ||
| Date of Sample Collection | 0 | 1,760 | 0 | ||
| Date of Storm Event | 0 | 1,760 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 52 | 1,104 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 74 | 194 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 77 | 188 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Acute | 32 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0111571.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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 October 14, 2026.