Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MT0030287
RC RESOURCES- ROCK CREEK MINE, Noxon, MT: NPDES MT0030287 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 52Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RC RESOURCES- ROCK CREEK MINE, held by RC RESOURCES INC, holds NPDES permit MT0030287, which discharges to Clark Fork River, Rock Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 26, 2001 and expiring December 31, 2006. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | RC RESOURCES- ROCK CREEK MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RC RESOURCES INC |
| NPDES ID | MT0030287 |
| 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 | December 26, 2001 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2006 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Noxon, MT 59853 |
| Receiving water | CLARK FORK RIVER, ROCK CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Rock Creek (HUC 170102131301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 52Pollutants on file
- 52Under a numeric limit
- 52With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 3 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as PO4] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Solids, fixed suspended | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Color | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfite [as SO3] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, dissolved [as Mo] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tin, total [as Sn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Titanium, dissolved [as Ti] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Titanium, total [as Ti] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Radiation, gross beta | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Radium 226, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Radium 226 + radium 228, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bromide [as Br] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, process wastewater | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Radiation, gross alpha | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MT0030287.
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 MT0030287.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, MT0030287.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID MT0030287 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Noxon
- Every permit record in Noxon, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Montana
- Every permit record in Montana, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.