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Snowcap Coal Company Inc

Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface, Palisade, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0027146 expired Jan 31, 2017; 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 002 form A monthly (16 values), outfall 002 form Q quarterly (6 values), outfall 016 form A monthly (16 values), outfall 016 form Q quarterly (6 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 32 reports late

Limits in force (62)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. centigrademaximum weekly averagereport only (deg C)all year002
Temperature, water deg. centigradedaily maximumreport only (deg C)all year002
pHminimum≥ 6.5 SUall year002
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 35 mg/Lall year002
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 70 mg/Lall year002
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day average≤ 18 ug/Lall year002
Iron, total recoverable30-day average≤ 3500 ug/Lall year002
Iron, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 7000 ug/Lall year002
Silver, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 22 ug/Lall year002
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximum≤ 35 ug/Lall year002
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ .92 ug/Lall year002
Lead, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Lead, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 7.6 ug/Lall year002
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year002
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 4.6 ug/Lall year002
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 18.4 ug/Lall year002
Oil and greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ .5 MGDall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Solids, total dissolved30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Oil and grease visualinstantaneous maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year002
Temperature, water deg. centigrademaximum weekly averagereport only (deg C)all year016
Temperature, water deg. centigradedaily maximumreport only (deg C)all year016
pHminimum≥ 6.5 SUall year016
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year016
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 35 mg/Lall year016
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 70 mg/Lall year016
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year016
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day average≤ 18 ug/Lall year016
Iron, total recoverable30-day average≤ 3500 ug/Lall year016
Iron, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 7000 ug/Lall year016
Silver, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 22 ug/Lall year016
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year016
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximum≤ 35 ug/Lall year016
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ .92 ug/Lall year016
Lead, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Lead, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 7.6 ug/Lall year016
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 4.6 ug/Lall year016
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year016
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 18.4 ug/Lall year016
Oil and greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year016
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ .5 MGDall year016
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year016
Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year016
Solids, total dissolved30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year016
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year016
Oil and grease visualinstantaneous maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year016

How strict are these limits?

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

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