Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0112950
MEADOW BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Eolia, KY: NPDES KY0112950 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MEADOW BRANCH SURFACE MINE, held by Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc 867-0552, holds NPDES permit KY0112950. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025.
MEADOW BRANCH SURFACE MINE, Eolia, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0112950, held by Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc 867-0552; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 30, 2020, term to September 30, 2025.
- Manganese, total recoverable: 58 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 107% over the limit.
- Biotic Index: 5 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025.
- Solids, total suspended: 68 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 93% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 74 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Specific conductance: 72 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 72 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 72 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 68 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Date of Sample Collection: 62 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Date of Storm Event: 62 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Precipitation volume: 62 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, settleable: 54 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity, Chronic: 8 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 28 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Report due [yrmoda]: 35 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 17 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 22 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Turbidity: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 31, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- December 19, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- August 1, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
MEADOW BRANCH SURFACE MINE among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Upper Poor Fork Cumberland river subwatershed (HUC 051301010101), KY0112950 among them. Its county holds 68, 0 of them major permits; KY0112950 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Upper Poor Fork Cumberland river subwatershed (HUC 051301010101)
- 12-173.10, PCN 25-1040, Whitesburg: KYR10U268, minor permit, discharging to Elkhorn Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
- 4 GENS FUELS LLC 867-0561, Eolia: KY0113301, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2029
- A & G COAL CORP (867-0498), Eolia: KY0106151, minor permit, discharging to COLLIERS CRK, permit term to March 31, 2023
- ARLIE BOGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eolia: KY0074233, minor permit, discharging to FRANKS CRK, permit term to March 31, 2022
- BLUEGRASS NATURAL RESOURCES LLC, Partridge: KY0114286, not classed
- COKING COAL LLC 867-5375, Eolia: KY0003727, minor permit, discharging to BROWNS BR / POOR FORK, permit term to June 30, 2023
- COKING COAL LLC 867-5393 & 867-5394, Partridge: KY0113816, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2030
- MARK ENERGY LLC, Whitesburg: KY0113379, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2028
- NALLY & HAMILTON ENTERPRISES INC 867-0573, Eolia: KY0113999, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2030
- REVELATION ENERGY LLC (848-5575), Blair: KY0107689, minor permit, discharging to UT / POOR FORK OF CUMBERLAND RIVER, permit term to January 31, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | MEADOW BRANCH SURFACE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc 867-0552 |
| NPDES ID | KY0112950 |
| 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 | September 30, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Address | Eolia, KY 40826 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Poor Fork Cumberland river (HUC 051301010101) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total recoverable | 58 | 56 | 12 | October 31, 2024 | 107% over the limit |
| Biotic Index | 5 | 12 | 12 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 68 | 49 | 5 | November 30, 2024 | 93% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 74 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 72 | 44 | 0 | ||
| pH | 72 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 72 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 68 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Date of Sample Collection | 62 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Date of Storm Event | 62 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 62 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 54 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Chronic | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Report due [yrmoda] | 35 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 17 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 1, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0112950.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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