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Climax Molybdenum Company - Climax Mine

Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium, major discharger, Summit County, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0000248 expired Mar 31, 2018; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (21 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (2 values), outfall 001 form X quarterly (6 values), outfall 002 form A monthly (14 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 1 required value missing, 1 of 32 reports late

Limits in force (43)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
pHminimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Iron, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Molybdenum, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 6.2 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, trivalent, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, trivalent, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Manganese, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 2618 ug/Lall year001
Manganese, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 4738 ug/Lall year001
Nickel, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Nickel, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Oil and greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ 220 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total dissolved30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Boron, total30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Oil and grease visualinstantaneous maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiasingle samplereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum valuereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum valuereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelassingle samplereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum valuereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum valuereport only (tox chronic)all year001
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year002
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year002
Solids, total suspended30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Solids, total suspendedmaximum 7-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Arsenic, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Zinc, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Cadmium, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Cadmium, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Lead, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Copper, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002

Cited limits by parameter: Colorado's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 30 Metal Mining permits in Colorado.

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