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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0059226

FEDERAL MOGUL CORP, Michigan City, IN: NPDES IN0059226 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FEDERAL MOGUL CORP, held by FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit IN0059226, which discharges to Trail Cr Via Unnamed Tributary. EPA’s file records it issued November 9, 2006 and expiring November 30, 2011.

FEDERAL MOGUL CORP, Michigan City, Indiana: Individual permit IN0059226, held by FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 9, 2006, term to November 30, 2011, by IDEM; discharges to TRAIL CR VIA UNNAMED TRIBUTARY.

  • Trichloroethene: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 1997, largest 525% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Vinyl chloride: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Tetrachloroethene: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

FEDERAL MOGUL CORP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 25 discharge permits in the Trail Creek subwatershed (HUC 040400010105), IN0059226 among them. Its county holds 59, 4 of them major permits; IN0059226 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Trail Creek subwatershed (HUC 040400010105)

Identity

Facility as filedFEDERAL MOGUL CORP
Permittee as filedFEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
NPDES IDIN0059226
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 9, 2006
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2011
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressMichigan City, IN 46360
Receiving waterTRAIL CR VIA UNNAMED TRIBUTARY
SubwatershedTrail Creek (HUC 040400010105)
SIC3714 – Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler IND980825210

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Trichloroethene1131December 31, 1997525% over the limit
pH2220
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]2220
1,2-Dichloroethene2220
Vinyl chloride2220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2220
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]2220
Dichloroethane2220
Oil and grease, hexane extr method0160
Tetrachloroethene1120
Flow, total190
Oil & Grease260
Arsenic, total recoverable020
Nickel, total recoverable020
Chromium, total recoverable020
Copper, total recoverable020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0059226.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0059226.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IN0059226.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit IN0059226, held by FEDERAL MOGUL CORP in Michigan City, IN, which discharges to Trail Cr Via Unnamed Tributary within the Trail Creek subwatershed (HUC 040400010105). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class, 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.