Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDG859603
STAR MINING, INC.-MACGRUDER PICKALL HILL, Barton, MD: NPDES MDG859603 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
STAR MINING, INC.-MACGRUDER PICKALL HILL, held by STAR MINING,INC.-MACGRUDER,PICKALL HILL, holds NPDES permit MDG859603, which discharges to George'S Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 22, 2010 and expiring November 3, 2014.
STAR MINING, INC.-MACGRUDER PICKALL HILL, Barton, Maryland: Coverage under a general permit MDG859603, held by STAR MINING,INC.-MACGRUDER,PICKALL HILL; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 22, 2010, term to November 3, 2014, by MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT; discharges to GEORGE'S CREEK.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 12 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Turbidity: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
STAR MINING, INC.-MACGRUDER PICKALL HILL among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Lower Georges Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700020302), MDG859603 among them. Its county holds 45, 3 of them major permits; MDG859603 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Lower Georges Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700020302)
- GEORGE'S CREEK WWTP, Westernport: MD0060071, minor permit, discharging to GEORGES CREEK, permit term to August 31, 2020
- LONACONING RESERVOIR, Lonaconing: MD0056804, minor permit, discharging to GEORGE'S CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2016
- POND HILL MINE, Lonaconing: MDG859630, minor permit, discharging to George's Creek, permit term to November 2, 2015
- TRI-STAR MINING QUARRY OPERAT., Barton: MDG499890, minor permit, discharging to GEORGES CREEK, permit term to April 30, 2015
- UNITED ENERGY COAL,S.W.GOODWIN, Lonaconing: MDG852840, minor permit, discharging to GEORGE'S CREEK, permit term to February 23, 2005
- VINDEX ENERGY CORPORATION - MOORES RUN-SM-99-432, Bartonsville: MD0067059, minor permit, discharging to NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER, permit term to March 1, 2003
Identity
| Facility as filed | STAR MINING, INC.-MACGRUDER PICKALL HILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STAR MINING,INC.-MACGRUDER,PICKALL HILL |
| NPDES ID | MDG859603 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 22, 2010 |
| Expiration date | November 3, 2014 |
| Issuing agency | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Address | Barton, MD 21521 |
| Receiving water | GEORGE'S CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Georges Creek (HUC 020700020302) |
| SIC | 5052 – Coal And Other Minerals And Ores |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 1With 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 | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MDG859603.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MDG859603.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MDG859603.
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 MDG859603.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.