Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MT0000388
BNSF RAILWAY – LIVINGSTON RAILYARD, Livingston, MT: NPDES MT0000388 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BNSF RAILWAY – LIVINGSTON RAILYARD, held by MONTANA RAIL LINK, holds NPDES permit MT0000388, which discharges to Yellowstone River. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2012 and expiring August 31, 2017. 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 | BNSF RAILWAY – LIVINGSTON RAILYARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MONTANA RAIL LINK |
| NPDES ID | MT0000388 |
| 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 | July 18, 2012 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Livingston, MT 59047 |
| Receiving water | YELLOWSTONE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Yellowstone River-Ferry Creek (HUC 100700020504) |
| SIC | 4013 – Switching And Terminal Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MTD982581639 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 10 | 6 | July 31, 2026 | 726% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 7 | 3 | July 31, 2026 | 238% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales Promelas | 1 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 1 | June 30, 2009 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Diesel range organics diesel, total, wtr | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Report due [yrmoda] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.