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Gold Ores, Cripple Creek Division, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0048939 expired Aug 31, 2020; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 1 of 20 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (27 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (1 value), outfall 002 form A quarterly (14 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 20 reports late

Limits in force (42)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
pHminimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ .2 mL/Lall year001
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Iron, 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
Silver, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Silver, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Arsenic, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Lead, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Lead, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Manganese, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Manganese, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all 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
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Oil and greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Chromium, trivalent total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ .1728 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Oil and grease visualinstantaneous maximumreport only (abst=0;prst=1)all year001
Turbidityquarterly average≤ 50 NTU (alert, not enforceable)all year002
pHminimum≥ 6 SU (alert, not enforceable)all year002
pHmaximum≤ 9 SU (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Solids, total suspendedquarterly average≤ 100 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Arsenic, total [as As]quarterly average≤ 150 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Cadmium, total [as Cd]quarterly average≤ 2.9 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Copper, total [as Cu]quarterly average≤ 2.9 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Iron, total [as Fe]quarterly average≤ 1000 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Lead, total [as Pb]quarterly average≤ 122 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Nickel, total [as Ni]quarterly average≤ 610 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Silver, total [as Ag]quarterly average≤ 6.5 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Zinc, total [as Zn]quarterly average≤ 160 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Selenium, total [as Se]quarterly average≤ 5 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]quarterly average≤ 1.4 ug/L (alert, not enforceable)all year002

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 30 Metal Mining permits in Colorado.

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