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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIS111217

GTW RR BATTLE CREEK-GWCU #2, Battle Creek, MI: NPDES MIS111217 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GTW RR BATTLE CREEK-GWCU #2, held by Grand Trunk Western Railroad, holds NPDES permit MIS111217, which discharges to Battle Creek River. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026.

GTW RR BATTLE CREEK-GWCU #2, Battle Creek, Michigan: Coverage under a general permit MIS111217, held by Grand Trunk Western Railroad; Effective; issued January 13, 2021, term to March 31, 2026, by State; discharges to Battle Creek River.

  • September 8, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • August 7, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Other permits held by Grand Trunk Western Railroad

GTW RR BATTLE CREEK-GWCU #2 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Spring Lakes-Battle Creek subwatershed (HUC 040500030312), MIS111217 among them.

Other permits in the Spring Lakes-Battle Creek subwatershed (HUC 040500030312)

  • BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Battle Creek: MIG250497, minor permit, discharging to BATTLE CREEK RIVER V PIPELINE/STORM, permit term to April 1, 2013
  • BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Battle Creek: MIG250552, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek River, permit term to April 1, 2028
  • BATTLE CREEK-DPW WTP, Battle Creek: MIG640215, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek, permit term to April 1, 2020
  • POST FOODS LLC-BATTLE CREEK, Battle Creek: MIG250026, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek River, permit term to April 1, 2023
  • POST FOODS LLC-BATTLE CREEK, Battle Creek: MIS112051, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek River, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • PROAMPAC MICHIGAN INC., Battle Creek: MIG250031, minor permit, discharging to BATTLE CREEK RIVER VIA STORM SEWERS, permit term to April 1, 2013
  • PROAMPAC MICHIGAN INC., Battle Creek: MIG250553, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek River, permit term to April 1, 2028
  • PROAMPAC MICHIGAN INC., Battle Creek: MIS120631, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek River, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • TREEHOUSE PRIVATE BRANDS, INC., Battle Creek: MIG250032, minor permit, discharging to KALAMAZOO RIVER CUTOFF CHANNEL, permit term to April 1, 2013
  • VERONA WELL FIELD RA, Battle Creek: MI0042994, minor permit, discharging to Battle Creek River, permit term to October 1, 2020

Identity

Facility as filedGTW RR BATTLE CREEK-GWCU #2
Permittee as filedGrand Trunk Western Railroad
NPDES IDMIS111217
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 13, 2021
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2026
Issuing agencyState
AddressBattle Creek, MI 49014
Receiving waterBattle Creek River
SubwatershedSpring Lakes-Battle Creek (HUC 040500030312)

Effluent limits and exceedances

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MIS111217.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MIS111217.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 7, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 8, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

Among the 11 general permit coverages in Battle Creek, this Grand Trunk Western Railroad permit, filed as GTW RR BATTLE CREEK-GWCU #2, is one of 11 NPDES permits in the Spring Lakes-Battle Creek subwatershed, and 27.3% of the Battle Creek general permit coverages were issued earlier than it. Unlike 54.5% of those 11 Battle Creek general permit coverages, which have a violation on file, this permit has no pollutant with an effluent exceedance.