Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0075868
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY- WHEELERSBURG TERMINAL, Wheelersburg, OH: NPDES OH0075868 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY- WHEELERSBURG TERMINAL, held by Norfolk Southern Railway Co, holds NPDES permit OH0075868, which discharges to Unt Patton Run. EPA’s file records it issued May 22, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 RAILWAY- WHEELERSBURG TERMINAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Norfolk Southern Railway Co |
| NPDES ID | OH0075868 |
| 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 | May 22, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Wheelersburg, OH 45694 |
| Receiving water | UNT Patton Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Grays Branch-Ohio River (HUC 050901030107) |
| SIC | 4011 – Railroads, Line-Haul Operating |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source OH0000000773000040 |
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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 27 | 23 | December 31, 2025 | 563% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 11 | 7 | December 31, 2003 | 141% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 1 | 8 | 4 | January 31, 2020 | 20% over the limit |
| Rainfall | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 23, 2023 | WW SSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | 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.