Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NMR053300
QUESTA MINE, Questa, NM: NPDES NMR053300 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
QUESTA MINE, held by CHEVRON MINING INC. - QUESTA MINE, holds NPDES permit NMR053300. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2015 and expiring June 3, 2020. 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 | QUESTA MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHEVRON MINING INC. - QUESTA MINE |
| NPDES ID | NMR053300 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | November 19, 2015 |
| Expiration date | June 3, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | U.S. EPA |
| Address | Questa, NM 87556 |
| Subwatershed | Middle Red River (HUC 130201010303) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NMD002899094; ICIS-AIR source NM0000003505500004 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 16 | 144 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, Ca Mg Calculated [mg/L as CaCO3] | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 6 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 6 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 4 | 8 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES NMR053300.
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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly operate and maintain BMPs | EP6 |
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.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.