Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0003531
GOLD BOND BUILDING PRODUCTS-TAWAS QUARRY, National City, MI: NPDES MI0003531 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GOLD BOND BUILDING PRODUCTS-TAWAS QUARRY, held by New NGC, Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0003531, which discharges to Sand Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2017. 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 | GOLD BOND BUILDING PRODUCTS-TAWAS QUARRY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | New NGC, Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MI0003531 |
| 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 | June 1, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | National City, MI 48748 |
| Receiving water | Sand Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | McMullen Drain (HUC 040801010204) |
| NAICS | 212390 – Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
| SIC | 1499 – Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 suspended | 4 | 47 | 10 | November 30, 2022 | 5,165% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 74 | 4 | October 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Strontium, total [as Sr] | 2 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 2 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Static 48 Hr Chronic Pimphales Promelas | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, dissolved, [as S] | 0 | 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
- 19Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 10, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 10, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 10, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| September 10, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| July 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 5, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| February 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 22, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| June 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 26, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| September 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | 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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