Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0123862

RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING WEST LLC, Hegins, PA: NPDES PA0123862 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING WEST LLC, held by RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LLC, holds NPDES permit PA0123862, which discharges to East Branch Rausch Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2022 and expiring April 8, 2026.

RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING WEST LLC, Hegins, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0123862, held by RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LLC; Effective; issued May 31, 2022, term to April 8, 2026, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to East Branch Rausch Creek.

pH: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 7, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
February 24, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
January 9, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LLC

RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LEGAL REFUSE BANK, Hegins: PAM119001, issued October 15, 2021
RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LINCOLN REFUSE BANK, Brookside: PAM119025, issued August 26, 2021

RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING WEST LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 19 discharge permits in the Rausch Creek-Pine Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503010702), PA0123862 among them.

Other permits in the Rausch Creek-Pine Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503010702)

CASA TRUCKING, Spring Glen: PAG034045, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Pine Creek, permit term to March 23, 2028
CASA TRUCKING, Spring Glen: PAR803623, minor permit, discharging to UNT to Pine Creek, permit term to September 30, 2013
CLEAR SPRING FARM, Hubley, Township Of: PAC540128, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
GRATZ CSG 1 LLC SOLAR PROJECT, Gratz, Borough Of: PAC220454, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
HEGINS VALLEY LAYER COMPLEX, Hegins: PAG122205, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Pine Creek, permit term to December 31, 2028
MI WINDOWS & DOORS INC, Hegins: PAG032315, minor permit, discharging to Pine Creek, permit term to March 23, 2028
MI WINDOWS & DOORS INC, Hegins: PAR202254, minor permit, discharging to Pine Creek, permit term to March 31, 2016
PAPETTIS HYGRADE EGG, Klingerstown: PAR122214, minor permit, discharging to UNT PINE CREEK, permit term to September 23, 2009
RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING W MINE, Hegins: PA0224995, minor permit, discharging to East Branch Rausch Creek, permit term to May 15, 2021
RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING W MINE, Hegins: PAM124019, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Stream, permit term to March 27, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING WEST LLC
Permittee as filed	RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LLC
NPDES ID	PA0123862
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 31, 2022
Expiration date	April 8, 2026
Issuing agency	State Environmental Organization
Address	Hegins, PA 17938
Receiving water	East Branch Rausch Creek
Subwatershed	Rausch Creek-Pine Creek (HUC 020503010702)
SIC	1231 – Anthracite Mining

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
9With 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
pH	6	38
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	3	19
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]	3	19
Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]	3	19
Iron, total [as Fe]	4	17
Solids, total suspended	3	9
Manganese, total [as Mn]	3	9
Aluminum, total [as Al]	3	9
Solids, settleable	1	8

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0123862.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0123862.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 7, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
February 24, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
January 9, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S

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 PA0123862.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit PA0123862, held by RAUSCH CREEK FUEL LLC for the facility RAUSCH CREEK COAL MINING GOOD SPRING WEST LLC in Hegins, PA, which discharges to East Branch Rausch Creek. The page lists the permit status as Effective, the discharger class as Minor, and 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.