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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0279871

GOOD HILL MINE, Berilin, PA: NPDES PA0279871 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GOOD HILL MINE, held by MOUNTAINEER MINING CORP, holds NPDES permit PA0279871, which discharges to Unt Of Buffalo Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 26, 2023 and expiring April 25, 2028.

GOOD HILL MINE, Berilin, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0279871, held by MOUNTAINEER MINING CORP; Effective; issued April 26, 2023, term to April 25, 2028, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT Of Buffalo Creek.

  • Solids, total suspended: 18 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 18 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 18 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 18 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 12 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • April 16, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • March 24, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by MOUNTAINEER MINING CORP

GOOD HILL MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 10 discharge permits in the Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060703), PA0279871 among them.

Other permits in the Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060703)

  • DAVID AND JOYCE HUMMEL, Berlin: PAG046139, minor permit, discharging to MILLER RUN, permit term to October 3, 2007
  • GUMBERT MINE, Berlin: PA0263117, minor permit, discharging to Buffalo Creek, permit term to September 29, 2026
  • LANGLEY MINE, Berlin: PA0279749, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Clear Shade Creek, permit term to February 3, 2025
  • LICHTY STRIP, Berlin: PA0279636, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Buffalo Creek, permit term to April 7, 2026
  • MABS-SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT-EAST SOMERSET, Somerset, Borough Of: PAC560103, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
  • SOMERSET SCRAP METAL INC, Berlin: PAG036427, minor permit, discharging to Millers Run, permit term to March 23, 2028
  • SOMERSET SCRAP METAL INC, Somerset: PAR606224, minor permit, discharging to Millers Run, permit term to September 23, 2022
  • STUTZMAN MINE, Berlin: PA0269506, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Tubs Run, permit term to May 19, 2021
  • WOODLAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION PHASE II, Brothersvalley, Township Of: PAC560107, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029

Identity

Facility as filedGOOD HILL MINE
Permittee as filedMOUNTAINEER MINING CORP
NPDES IDPA0279871
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 26, 2023
Expiration dateApril 25, 2028
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressBerilin, PA 15530
Receiving waterUNT Of Buffalo Creek
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedBuffalo Creek (HUC 050200060703)
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 suspended181140
Iron, total [as Fe]181140
Manganese, total [as Mn]181140
Aluminum, total [as Al]181140
pH12760
Temperature, water deg. centigrade6380
Specific conductance6380
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]6380
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]6380
Sulfate, total [as SO4]6380
Selenium, total [as Se]6380
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant6380
Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]6380

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0279871.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0279871.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 16, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS
March 24, 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 PA0279871.

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit PA0279871 for GOOD HILL MINE in Berilin, PA, held by MOUNTAINEER MINING CORP, which discharges to UNT Of Buffalo Creek in the Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060703). The permit is listed as effective, with issue and expiration dates of April 26, 2023 and April 25, 2028, and the page reports 13 pollutants on file, 0 of them under a numeric limit and 0 with an effluent exceedance.