Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYGE40066

MASON COAL INC [860-5265], Hollybush, KY: NPDES KYGE40066 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
15Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MASON COAL INC [860-5265], held by Mason Coal Inc [860-5265], holds NPDES permit KYGE40066. EPA’s file records it issued January 28, 2021 and expiring September 30, 2024.

MASON COAL INC [860-5265], Hollybush, Kentucky: Coverage under a general permit KYGE40066, held by Mason Coal Inc [860-5265]; Effective; issued January 28, 2021, term to September 30, 2024, by KY DEP.

Specific conductance: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total recoverable: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Precipitation volume: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 2 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Date of Sample Collection: 2 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Date of Storm Event: 2 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, dry weight: 4 limits, 96 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Report due [yrmoda]: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity, Acute: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity, Chronic: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

MASON COAL INC [860-5265] among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Middle Right Fork Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702030102), KYGE40066 among them. Its county holds 26, 0 of them major permits; KYGE40066 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Middle Right Fork Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702030102)

CARDINAL RECLAMATION CO LLC 860-8030, Lackey: KY0111961, minor permit, discharging to Jones Frk of Martin Br, permit term to March 31, 2022
ELK HORN RESOURCES LLC 860-5415, Lackey: KY0113841, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2029
GOLDEN YEARS HEALTHCARE, Lackey: KY0083089, minor permit, discharging to JONES FORK CRK / BEAVER CRK, permit term to September 30, 2024
JONES FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Mousie: KY0087076, minor permit, discharging to JONES FORK CRK, permit term to February 28, 2022
KENTUCKY FUEL CORP (860-8020), Mousie: KY0094510, minor permit, discharging to FOUR MILE BR, permit term to April 30, 2022
KNOTT COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, Pippa Passes: KY0042854, minor permit, discharging to CANEY CRK, permit term to June 30, 2024
REVELATION ENERGY LLC (860-5391), Mousie: KY0111945, not classed
WAYLAND STP, Wayland: KY0105228, minor permit, discharging to RIGHT FORK / BEAVER CRK, permit term to March 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	MASON COAL INC [860-5265]
Permittee as filed	Mason Coal Inc [860-5265]
NPDES ID	KYGE40066
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	January 28, 2021
Expiration date	September 30, 2024
Issuing agency	KY DEP
Address	Hollybush, KY 41823
Subwatershed	Middle Right Fork Beaver Creek (HUC 050702030102)

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
15Under a numeric limit
16With a violation of any kind
0With 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
Specific conductance	2	162
pH	2	162
Solids, total suspended	2	162
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	2	162
Iron, total recoverable	2	162
Manganese, total recoverable	2	162
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	162
Precipitation volume	2	162
Solids, settleable	2	138
Date of Sample Collection	2	114
Date of Storm Event	2	114
Selenium, dry weight	4	96
Selenium, total recoverable	1	66
Report due [yrmoda]	1	18
Toxicity, Acute	1	18
Toxicity, Chronic	0	7

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KYGE40066.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYGE40066.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KYGE40066.

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 KYGE40066.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KYGE40066, held by Mason Coal Inc in Hollybush, KY, a minor discharger in the Middle Right Fork Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702030102). The permit shows a status of Effective, with 16 pollutants on file, 15 of them under a numeric limit, 16 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.