Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDG859630

POND HILL MINE, Lonaconing, MD: NPDES MDG859630 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

POND HILL MINE, held by Beechwood Coal, LLC, holds NPDES permit MDG859630, which discharges to George'S Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 3, 2010 and expiring November 2, 2015. 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	POND HILL MINE
Permittee as filed	Beechwood Coal, LLC
NPDES ID	MDG859630
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	November 3, 2010
Expiration date	November 2, 2015
Issuing agency	Maryland Department of The Environment
Address	Lonaconing, MD 21539
Receiving water	George's Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Lower Georges Creek (HUC 020700020302)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

26Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
22With a violation of any kind
2With 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
pH	4	2	2	March 31, 2017
Manganese, total [as Mn]	4	2	2	February 28, 2017	85% over the limit
Specific conductance	0	1	0
Solids, settleable	0	1	0
Chloride [as Cl]	0	1	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	0	1	0
Arsenic, total [as As]	0	1	0
Beryllium, total [as Be]	0	1	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	0	1	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	0	1	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	0	1	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	0	1	0
Thallium, total [as Tl]	0	1	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	0	1	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	0	1	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	0	1	0
Antimony, total [as Sb]	0	1	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	0	1	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	0	1	0
Solids, total dissolved	0	1	0
Bromide [as Br]	0	1	0
Mercury, total [as Hg]	0	1	0
Turbidity	4	0	0
Iron, total [as Fe]	4	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	0	0
Solids, total suspended	2	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

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MDG859630.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MDG859630.

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 MDG859630.

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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POND HILL MINE, Lonaconing, Maryland: Coverage under a general permit MDG859630, held by Beechwood Coal, LLC; Effective; issued November 3, 2010, term to November 2, 2015, by Maryland Department of The Environment; discharges to George's Creek.

pH: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2017, largest 85% over the limit.
Specific conductance: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, total [as As]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Beryllium, total [as Be]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Thallium, total [as Tl]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Antimony, total [as Sb]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Bromide [as Br]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Turbidity: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Beechwood Coal, LLC

FEDERAL HILL MINE, Mount Savage: MDG859621, issued August 24, 2006

POND HILL MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Lower Georges Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700020302), MDG859630 among them. Its county holds 45, 3 of them major permits; MDG859630 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
STAR MINING, INC.-MACGRUDER PICKALL HILL, Barton: MDG859603, minor permit, discharging to GEORGE'S CREEK, permit term to November 3, 2014
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

Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MDG859630 for POND HILL MINE in Lonaconing, MD, held by Beechwood Coal, LLC, with the permit status shown as Effective and a discharger class of Minor Discharger. The page lists 26 pollutants on file, of which 6 are under a numeric limit, 22 have a violation of any kind, and 2 have an effluent exceedance.