Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0000124
CSX TRANSPORTATION - RUSSELL, Raceland, KY: NPDES KY0000124 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CSX TRANSPORTATION - RUSSELL, held by CSX Transportation - Russell, holds NPDES permit KY0000124, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued August 16, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.
CSX TRANSPORTATION - RUSSELL, Raceland, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0000124, held by CSX Transportation - Russell; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 16, 2019, term to September 30, 2024; discharges to OHIO RIVER; Line-Haul Railroads.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2015, largest 97% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2005, largest 1,950% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2021.
- Oil and grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 6, 2026: Evaluation (S).
CSX TRANSPORTATION - RUSSELL among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 31 discharge permits in the Pond Run-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050901030105), KY0000124 among them. Its county holds 43, 3 of them major permits; KY0000124 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Pond Run-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050901030105)
- AMERICAS STYRENICS LLC - HANGING ROCK, Ironton: OH0099309, major permit, discharging to Big Thief Creek, permit term to August 31, 2027
- ASHLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT, Worthington: KYG150002, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2019
- BELLEFONTE RESIDENTIAL NEW BUILD, Ashland: KYR10T442, minor permit, discharging to Hood Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
- BELLEFONTE STATION EXPANSION, Ashland: KYR10T238, minor permit, discharging to Ohio River, permit term to December 31, 2029
- COAL GROVE WWTP, Coal Grove: OH0029432, minor permit, discharging to OHIO RIVER, permit term to December 31, 2024
- ERGON - IRONTON LLC, Ironton: OHGH00803, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2028
- FLATWOODS, CITY OF, Russell: KYP000039, minor permit, discharging to GREENUP CO ENVIRONMENTAL COMM, permit term to August 31, 2022
- GREENUP BOYD CO RIVERPORT AUTHORITY SALT STORAGE FACILITY, Wurtland: KYR004787, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- GREENUP CO FISCAL COURT, Greenup: KYG200025, minor permit, discharging to VARIOUS, permit term to March 31, 2015
- GREENUP COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Russell: KY0048348, major permit, discharging to OHIO RIVER, permit term to August 31, 2019
Identity
| Facility as filed | CSX TRANSPORTATION - RUSSELL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CSX Transportation - Russell |
| NPDES ID | KY0000124 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 16, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Address | Raceland, KY 41169 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Pond Run-Ohio River (HUC 050901030105) |
| NAICS | 482111 – Line-Haul Railroads |
| SIC | 4011 – Railroads, Line-Haul Operating |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 4 | 7 | 7 | November 30, 2015 | 97% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2005 | 1,950% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2021 | |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0000124.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 KY0000124.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.