Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0053201
NIPSCO RM SCHAHFER GEN STATION, Wheatfield, IN: NPDES IN0053201 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NIPSCO RM SCHAHFER GEN STATION, held by NIPSCO - R M SCHAHFER GEN STATION, holds NPDES permit IN0053201, which discharges to Kankakee River & Stauhlbaum Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020. 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 | NIPSCO RM SCHAHFER GEN STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NIPSCO - R M SCHAHFER GEN STATION |
| NPDES ID | IN0053201 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 16, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Wheatfield, IN 46392 |
| Receiving water | KANKAKEE RIVER & STAUHLBAUM DITCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Davis Ditch-Kankakee River (HUC 071200010809) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
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
- 34Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 26 | 86 | 56 | June 30, 2026 | 165% over the limit |
| pH | 24 | 46 | 15 | September 30, 2024 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 24 | 12 | December 31, 2016 | 293% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 25 | 9 | February 28, 2003 | 103% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 24 | 34 | 8 | April 30, 2002 | 243% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 9 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, free available | 0 | 13 | 3 | July 31, 1995 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorination duration | 2 | 10 | 1 | September 30, 2013 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 17% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, total residual | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 16 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 14 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 14 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 14 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 14 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination frequency | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 18 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Storm water flow | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 IN0053201.
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.