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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0269280

MINE 37 COAL REFUSE SITE, Windber, PA: NPDES PA0269280 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MINE 37 COAL REFUSE SITE, held by EBENSBURG POWER CO, holds NPDES permit PA0269280, which discharges to Paint Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 11, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2029.

MINE 37 COAL REFUSE SITE, Windber, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0269280, held by EBENSBURG POWER CO; Effective; issued April 11, 2024, term to June 30, 2029, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Paint Creek.

  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • June 15, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • March 10, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • February 17, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by EBENSBURG POWER CO

MINE 37 COAL REFUSE SITE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Paint Creek subwatershed (HUC 050100070307), PA0269280 among them.

Other permits in the Paint Creek subwatershed (HUC 050100070307)

Identity

Facility as filedMINE 37 COAL REFUSE SITE
Permittee as filedEBENSBURG POWER CO
NPDES IDPA0269280
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 11, 2024
Expiration dateJune 30, 2029
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressWindber, PA 15963
Receiving waterPaint Creek
SubwatershedPaint Creek (HUC 050100070307)
SIC1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended3120
Iron, total [as Fe]3120
Manganese, total [as Mn]3120
Aluminum, total [as Al]3120
pH280
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant180
Temperature, water deg. centigrade140
Specific conductance140
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]140
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]140
Sulfate, total [as SO4]140
Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]140
Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr140

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0269280.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0269280.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 15, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
March 10, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
February 17, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 PA0269280.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES PA0269280 for MINE 37 COAL REFUSE SITE in Windber, PA, held by EBENSBURG POWER CO and discharging to Paint Creek within the Paint Creek subwatershed (HUC 050100070307). The page lists the permit as Effective and a Minor discharger, with 13 pollutants on file, 13 under a numeric limit, 13 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.