Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0075647
MICHAEL FOODS, INC., Lenox, IA: NPDES IA0075647 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MICHAEL FOODS, INC., held by MICHAEL FOODS INC., holds NPDES permit IA0075647. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2023 and expiring October 31, 2028.
MICHAEL FOODS, INC., Lenox, Iowa: Individual permit IA0075647, held by MICHAEL FOODS INC.; Effective; issued November 1, 2023, term to October 31, 2028, by STA; Poultry Processing.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 14% over the limit.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 9% over the limit.
- pH: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2014.
- E. coli: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
MICHAEL FOODS, INC. among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Middle Branch One Hundred and Two River subwatershed (HUC 102400130201), IA0075647 among them. Its county holds 5, 0 of them major permits; IA0075647 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Middle Branch One Hundred and Two River subwatershed (HUC 102400130201)
- LENOX CITY OF STP, Lenox: IA0027995, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | MICHAEL FOODS, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MICHAEL FOODS INC. |
| NPDES ID | IA0075647 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2023 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Lenox, IA 50851 |
| Subwatershed | Middle Branch One Hundred and Two River (HUC 102400130201) |
| NAICS | 311615 – Poultry Processing |
| SIC | 2015 – Poultry Slaughtering And Processing |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler IAR000518043 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 48 | 7 | 3 | December 31, 2022 | 14% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2026 | 9% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2014 | |
| E. coli | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IA0075647.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0075647.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IA0075647.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.