Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0033812
GMA GARNET (USA), Coos Bay, OR: NPDES OR0033812 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GMA GARNET (USA), held by GMA GARNET (USA) CORP, holds NPDES permit OR0033812, which discharges to Coalbank Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 13, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023. 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 | GMA GARNET (USA) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GMA GARNET (USA) CORP |
| NPDES ID | OR0033812 |
| 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 | July 13, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Address | Coos Bay, OR 97420 |
| Receiving water | COALBANK CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Isthmus Slough (HUC 171003040303) |
| SIC | 1061 – Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ORQ000002881 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 2With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 127% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Report due [yrmoda] | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
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 October 14, 2026.