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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0003824

OTSEGO PAPER INC, Otsego, MI: NPDES MI0003824 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

OTSEGO PAPER INC, held by Otsego Paper, Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0003824, which discharges to Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2020.

OTSEGO PAPER INC, Otsego, Michigan: Individual permit MI0003824, held by Otsego Paper, Incorporated; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 16, 2016, term to October 1, 2020, by State; discharges to Kalamazoo River.

  • pH: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2009.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2002, largest 30% over the limit.
  • Production divided by days operated mo.: 1 limit, 37 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Outfall observation,visual, y/n response: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • June 5, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • April 13, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • March 13, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
  • October 30, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error (ST6).
  • October 30, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
  • March 8, 2021: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).

OTSEGO PAPER INC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Trowbridge Dam-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030905), MI0003824 among them. Its county holds 34, 1 of them major permits; MI0003824 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Trowbridge Dam-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030905)

  • OTSEGO WWTP, Otsego: MI0060260, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to October 1, 2023

Identity

Facility as filedOTSEGO PAPER INC
Permittee as filedOtsego Paper, Incorporated
NPDES IDMI0003824
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 16, 2016
Expiration dateOctober 1, 2020
Issuing agencyState
AddressOtsego, MI 49078
Receiving waterKalamazoo River
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedTrowbridge Dam-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030905)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler MID006012405; ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000A0023

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
pH461February 28, 2009
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]121May 31, 200230% over the limit
Production divided by days operated mo.1370
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit420
Phosphorus, total [as P]420
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant420
Outfall observation,visual, y/n response220
Chlorine, total residual010
Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C800
Solids, total suspended800
Mercury, total [as Hg]600
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]200
Phosphate, ortho [as P]200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 13, 2026Monitoring Violations - Analysis not ConductedST6
October 30, 2023Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab ErrorST6
October 30, 2023Monitoring Violations - Analysis not ConductedST6
March 8, 2021Reporting Violations - Failure to NotifyST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 13, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 5, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit MI0003824, held by Otsego Paper, Incorporated (listed as OTSEGO PAPER INC) in Otsego, MI, which discharges to the Kalamazoo River and is administratively continued as a Major Discharger. The page lists 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued September 16, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2020.