Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0002941
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN-PORTAGE RD, Kalamazoo, MI: NPDES MI0002941 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN-PORTAGE RD, held by Pfizer Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0002941, which discharges to Upjohn Pond. EPA’s file records it issued April 25, 2017 and expiring October 1, 2020. 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 | PHARMACIA & UPJOHN-PORTAGE RD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Pfizer Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MI0002941 |
| 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 | April 25, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Kalamazoo, MI 49001 |
| Receiving water | Upjohn Pond |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Gourdneck Creek (HUC 040500010502) |
| NAICS | 325412 – Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2834 – Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000B3610 |
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
- 46Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 45With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 33 | 28 | January 31, 2024 | 87% over the limit |
| Acetone | 0 | 12 | 6 | December 31, 2010 | 2,700% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 60 | 5 | July 31, 2008 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 26 | 4 | February 28, 2014 | 76% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 10 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 130% over the limit |
| Chlordane [tech mix. and metabolites] | 1 | 14 | 3 | August 31, 2019 | 67% over the limit |
| Thermal Discharge | 0 | 10 | 2 | October 31, 2002 | 30% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 16 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2018 | 114% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 16 | 1 | May 31, 2007 | 689% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 14 | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 160% over the limit |
| Toluene | 0 | 12 | 1 | April 30, 2008 | 2,129% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 11 | 1 | September 30, 2003 | 12% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 0 | 8 | 1 | November 30, 2004 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Bromodichloromethane | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Methanol, total | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Dechlorination reagent, gen | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Tetrahydrofuran | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Triethylamine | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Heptane | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Formaldehyde | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, choice of species | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Acetic acid | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Isooctane | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Propylene glycol monobutyl ether | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl sulfoxide, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Butyl acetate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyclohexane | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Methyl ethyl ketone | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 0 | 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
- 16Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 7, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 17, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 27, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 2, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 22, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| September 12, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 9, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 17, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| September 16, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| August 4, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| March 14, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 21, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 14, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| June 28, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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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