Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0213586
CHALLENGER COAL, Seward, PA: NPDES PA0213586 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 1Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 7Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CHALLENGER COAL, held by MILLCREEK PROC, holds NPDES permit PA0213586, which discharges to Unt To Conemaugh River. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2021 and expiring August 3, 2026.
CHALLENGER COAL, Seward, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0213586, held by MILLCREEK PROC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 30, 2021, term to August 3, 2026, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT To Conemaugh River.
- Solids, settleable: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 2, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- May 20, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- May 5, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- April 10, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- March 13, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- February 3, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
- January 2, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
CHALLENGER COAL among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Baldwin Creek-Conemaugh River subwatershed (HUC 050100071002), PA0213586 among them.
Other permits in the Baldwin Creek-Conemaugh River subwatershed (HUC 050100071002)
- CHARLES REFUSE REPROCESSING, Seward: PA0249670, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Conemaugh River, permit term to June 23, 2025
- CONEMAUGH GENERATING STA, New Florence: PA0005011, major permit, discharging to UNT To Conemaugh River, permit term to December 31, 2023
- HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN JOHNSTOWN II FAC, Seward: PA0296147, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Findley Run, permit term to November 30, 2030
- STATE GAME LANDS 42, Saint Clair, Township Of: PAD680011, minor permit, permit term to October 23, 2027
- SUGAR RUN WATER FILTRATION PLT, New Florence: PA0217948, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Conemaugh River, permit term to March 31, 2024
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHALLENGER COAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MILLCREEK PROC |
| NPDES ID | PA0213586 |
| 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 | November 30, 2021 |
| Expiration date | August 3, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Seward, PA 15954 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Conemaugh River |
| Subwatershed | Baldwin Creek-Conemaugh River (HUC 050100071002) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 1Pollutants on file
- 1Under a numeric limit
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 3 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0213586.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0213586.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| May 20, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| May 5, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| April 10, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| March 13, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| February 3, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| January 2, 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 PA0213586.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.