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Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC - La Plata Mine Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505

AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM

In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq;the "Act"),

Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC- La Plata Mine
P.O. Box 561
Waterflow, NM 87421

is authorized to discharge from a facility located 15 miles north of Farmington, New Mexico, in, San Juan County, New Mexico to an unnamed intermittent stream in Waterbody Segment 20.6.4.98 NMAC from different Outfall locations, in accordance with this cover page and the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Part I, Part II, and Part III.

  • La Plata Mine-Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505 Part I-II (pdf) (235.43 KB)
  • La Plata Mine-Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505 Part II Appendix A (pdf) (86.47 KB)
  • La Plata Mine-Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505 Part III (pdf) (167.33 KB)
  • La Plata Mine-Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505 Fact Sheet (pdf) (192.52 KB)
  • La Plata Mine-Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505 Public Notice Document (pdf) (38.3 KB)
  • La Plata Mine-Draft NPDES Permit No. NM0029505 30-Day Public Notice Document (pdf) (75.27 KB)
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