Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0263079
PONDEROSA NO 2 MINE, Rockwood, PA: NPDES PA0263079 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PONDEROSA NO 2 MINE, held by WILSON CREEK ENERGY LLC, holds NPDES permit PA0263079, which discharges to Wilson Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 31, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | PONDEROSA NO 2 MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WILSON CREEK ENERGY LLC |
| NPDES ID | PA0263079 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 31, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Rockwood, PA 15557 |
| Receiving water | Wilson Creek |
| Subwatershed | West Branch Coxes Creek-Coxes Creek (HUC 050200060502) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 | 22 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 18 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Acidity, total [as CaCO3] | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3] | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 3 | 3 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0263079.
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0263079.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 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 PA0263079.
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.