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US Steel Corp - Tailings

Iron Ores, Keewatin, Minnesota. NPDES permit MN0055948 expired Oct 31, 2016; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 42 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 47 days after each period: outfall 010 form M monthly (13 values), outfall 015 form M monthly (14 values), outfall 018 form M monthly (3 values), outfall 019 form M monthly (14 values)
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 48 reports late

Limits in force (48)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Specific conductancemonthly averagereport only (mmho/cm)all year010
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year010
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year010
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year010
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 30 mg/Lall year010
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year010
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year010
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year010
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)all year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)all year010
Mercury, total [as Hg]single samplereport only (ng/L)all year010
Specific conductancemonthly averagereport only (mmho/cm)all year015
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year015
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year015
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year015
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 30 mg/Lall year015
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year015
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year015
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year015
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year015
Selenium, total [as Se]monthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year015
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year015
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)all year015
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)all year015
Mercury, total [as Hg]single samplereport only (ng/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec015
Precipitation, total defined period/inmonthly totalreport only (in)all year018
Evaporation, Accumulatedmonthly totalreport only (in)all year018
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)all year018
Specific conductancemonthly averagereport only (mmho/cm)all year019
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year019
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year019
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year019
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 30 mg/Lall year019
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Dec019
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Dec019
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Dec019
Chloride [as Cl]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year019
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year019
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year019
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year019
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year019
Selenium, total [as Se]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year019
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year019
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)all year019
Solids, total dissolvedsingle samplereport only (mg/L)Dec019
Mercury, total [as Hg]single samplereport only (ng/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec019

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 7 Metal Mining permits in Minnesota.

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