Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0000060
MENOMINEE LLC DBA BIORIGIN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, Menominee, MI: NPDES MI0000060 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MENOMINEE LLC DBA BIORIGIN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, held by Menominee Acquisition Corporation, holds NPDES permit MI0000060, which discharges to Menominee River. EPA’s file records it issued December 18, 2014 and expiring October 1, 2018. 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 | MENOMINEE LLC DBA BIORIGIN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Menominee Acquisition Corporation |
| NPDES ID | MI0000060 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 18, 2014 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Menominee, MI 49858 |
| Receiving water | Menominee River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Menominee River (HUC 040301080913) |
| NAICS | 322110 – Pulp Mills |
| SIC | 2621 – Paper Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID065455925; ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000B1855 |
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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thermal Discharge | 2 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MI0000060.
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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 11, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| November 8, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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.