Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAIS14186
COLUMBUS & CHATTAHOOCHEE RAILROAD, Columbus, GA: NPDES GAIS14186 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COLUMBUS & CHATTAHOOCHEE RAILROAD, held by Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, holds NPDES permit GAIS14186. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | COLUMBUS & CHATTAHOOCHEE RAILROAD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad |
| NPDES ID | GAIS14186 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | June 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2027 |
| Address | Columbus, GA 31902 |
| Subwatershed | Cool Branch-Chattahoochee River (HUC 031300030905) |
| SIC | 4011 – Railroads, Line-Haul Operating |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[ghi]perylene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES GAIS14186.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAIS14186.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.