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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OKG040044

PHOENIX COAL CO., INC-PHOENIX #3 MINE, Vinita, OK: NPDES OKG040044 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PHOENIX COAL CO., INC-PHOENIX #3 MINE, held by Phoenix #3 Mine, holds NPDES permit OKG040044, which discharges to 121600060280 Trib/W Fork Big Cabin Ck. EPA’s file records it issued February 27, 2012 and expiring February 4, 2013.

PHOENIX COAL CO., INC-PHOENIX #3 MINE, Vinita, Oklahoma: Coverage under a general permit OKG040044, held by Phoenix #3 Mine; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 27, 2012, term to February 4, 2013, by ODEQ; discharges to 121600060280 trib/W Fork Big Cabin Ck.

  • pH: 6 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

PHOENIX COAL CO., INC-PHOENIX #3 MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters Big Cabin Creek subwatershed (HUC 110702090202), OKG040044 among them. Its county holds 7, 0 of them major permits; OKG040044 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedPHOENIX COAL CO., INC-PHOENIX #3 MINE
Permittee as filedPhoenix #3 Mine
NPDES IDOKG040044
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 27, 2012
Expiration dateFebruary 4, 2013
Issuing agencyODEQ
AddressVinita, OK 74301
Receiving water121600060280 trib/W Fork Big Cabin Ck
SubwatershedHeadwaters Big Cabin Creek (HUC 110702090202)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH6160
Solids, total suspended6160
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant6160
Iron, total [as Fe]4120

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES OKG040044.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OKG040044.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OKG040044.

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 OKG040044.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES OKG040044 for PHOENIX COAL CO., INC-PHOENIX #3 MINE in Vinita, OK, held by Phoenix #3 Mine, with discharges to 121600060280 Trib/W Fork Big Cabin Ck. The listed figures are 0 pollutants under a numeric limit, 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and 4 effluent limits and exceedances. The permit's status is administratively continued, and the discharger class is 4.