Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG081017
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR-DETROIT, Melvindale, MI: NPDES MIG081017 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR-DETROIT, held by Norfolk Southern Railway Company, holds NPDES permit MIG081017, which discharges to River Rouge. EPA’s file records it issued May 26, 2015 and expiring April 1, 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 | NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR-DETROIT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| NPDES ID | MIG081017 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 26, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Melvindale, MI 48122 |
| Receiving water | River Rouge |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ecorse River (HUC 040900040501) |
| NAICS | 482111 – Line-Haul Railroads |
| 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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 5 | 222 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 26% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 63 | 1 | December 31, 2005 | |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 117 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual [dsg. time] | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Equipment inspection - visual | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 31 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 26, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 11, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| July 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
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.