Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIS110685
GRAND ELK RR-BOTSFORD YARD, Kalamazoo, MI: NPDES MIS110685 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GRAND ELK RR-BOTSFORD YARD, held by Grand Elk Railroad, holds NPDES permit MIS110685, which discharges to Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued August 26, 2021 and expiring April 1, 2026. 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 | GRAND ELK RR-BOTSFORD YARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Grand Elk Railroad |
| NPDES ID | MIS110685 |
| 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 | August 26, 2021 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
| Receiving water | Kalamazoo River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Davis Creek-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030604) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID000718262 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MIS110685.
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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 10, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| March 10, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| March 10, 2022 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| March 10, 2022 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | 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 September 15, 2026.