Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTR000636
WHITEFISH RAILYARD, Whitefish, MT: NPDES MTR000636 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHITEFISH RAILYARD, held by BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY - WHITEFISH, holds NPDES permit MTR000636, which discharges to Whitefish River. EPA’s file records it issued August 24, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2023. 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 | WHITEFISH RAILYARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY - WHITEFISH |
| NPDES ID | MTR000636 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | August 24, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2023 |
| Address | Whitefish, MT 59937 |
| Receiving water | WHITEFISH RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Whitefish River-Whitefish (HUC 170102100508) |
| 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
- 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 MTR000636.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2023 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| November 8, 2023 | WW Storm Water Construction - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application information | ST6 |
| November 8, 2023 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| November 8, 2023 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| November 8, 2023 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application info | 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.