Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0263273
HAMER MINE, Somerset, PA: NPDES PA0263273 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HAMER MINE, held by WILSON CREEK ENERGY LLC, holds NPDES permit PA0263273, which discharges to Unt To Quemahoning Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2013 and expiring July 25, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HAMER MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WILSON CREEK ENERGY LLC |
| NPDES ID | PA0263273 |
| 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 25, 2013 |
| Expiration date | July 25, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Somerset, PA 15501 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Quemahoning Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Beaverdam Creek-Quemahoning Creek (HUC 050100070102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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, total suspended | 0 | 441 | 9 | September 30, 2021 | 386% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 440 | 8 | September 30, 2021 | 113% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 436 | 4 | November 30, 2021 | 135% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 435 | 3 | September 30, 2021 | 117% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 384 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Acidity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3] | 0 | 192 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0263273.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| May 18, 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 PA0263273.
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 September 15, 2026.