Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDR003532
CURTIS BAY PIERS, Baltimore, MD: NPDES MDR003532 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CURTIS BAY PIERS, held by CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., holds NPDES permit MDR003532, which discharges to Baltimore Harbor. EPA’s file records it issued March 5, 2024 and expiring January 31, 2028. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CURTIS BAY PIERS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. |
| NPDES ID | MDR003532 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 5, 2024 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Address | Baltimore, MD 21226 |
| Receiving water | BALTIMORE HARBOR |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Curtis Creek-Curtis Bay (HUC 020600031202) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MDR000519581; ICIS-AIR source MD0000002451002253 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 5 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MDR003532.
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 MDR003532.
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 September 15, 2026.