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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0001422

CECO-J H CAMPBELL POWER PLT, West Olive, MI: NPDES MI0001422 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CECO-J H CAMPBELL POWER PLT, held by Consumers Energy Company, holds NPDES permit MI0001422, which discharges to Pigeon Lake. EPA’s file records it issued May 29, 2018 and expiring October 1, 2022.

CECO-J H CAMPBELL POWER PLT, West Olive, Michigan: Individual permit MI0001422, held by Consumers Energy Company; Effective; issued May 29, 2018, term to October 1, 2022, by State; discharges to Pigeon Lake; Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation.

  • Oxidants, total residual: 4 limits, 89 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2005, largest 297% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2012.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 7 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total residual ooxidant-discharge time: 1 limit, 70 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Outfall observation,visual, y/n response: 2 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total [as As]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorination duration: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 4, 2019: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
  • April 26, 2019: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).

Other permits held by Consumers Energy Company

CECO-J H CAMPBELL POWER PLT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Pigeon River subwatershed (HUC 040500020303), MI0001422 among them. Its county holds 63, 7 of them major permits; MI0001422 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Pigeon River subwatershed (HUC 040500020303)

  • OTTAWA CDC MS4, West Olive: MI0059969, minor permit, permit term to October 1, 2023

Identity

Facility as filedCECO-J H CAMPBELL POWER PLT
Permittee as filedConsumers Energy Company
NPDES IDMI0001422
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 29, 2018
Expiration dateOctober 1, 2022
Issuing agencyState
AddressWest Olive, MI 49460
Receiving waterPigeon Lake
SubwatershedPigeon River (HUC 040500020303)
NAICS221112 – Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
SIC4911 – Electric Services
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler MID041409954; ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000B2835

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Oxidants, total residual4894April 30, 2005297% over the limit
pH4791May 31, 2012
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant71380
Total residual ooxidant-discharge time1700
Solids, total suspended6580
Outfall observation,visual, y/n response2370
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit4270
Copper, total [as Cu]4270
Iron, total [as Fe]4270
Oil & Grease5100
Selenium, total [as Se]440
Phosphorus, total [as P]400
Arsenic, total [as As]200
Chlorination duration100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 4, 2019Reporting Violations - Failure to NotifyST6
April 26, 2019Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MI0001422.

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 MI0001422.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MI0001422 for CECO-J H CAMPBELL POWER PLT in West Olive, MI, held by Consumers Energy Company and discharging to Pigeon Lake in the Pigeon River (HUC 040500020303) subwatershed. The permit is listed as Effective and as a Major Discharger, with 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.