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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0003859

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES GWCU, Battle Creek, MI: NPDES MI0003859 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES GWCU, held by Ingersoll-Rand Company, holds NPDES permit MI0003859. EPA’s file records it issued December 2, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2020.

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES GWCU, Battle Creek, Michigan: Individual permit MI0003859, held by Ingersoll-Rand Company; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 2, 2016, term to October 1, 2020, by State.

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 350% over the limit.
  • Trichloroethylene: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 184% over the limit.
  • Tetrachloroethylene: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2024, largest 176% over the limit.
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2024, largest 175% over the limit.
  • 1,2-cis-Dichloroethylene: 0 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • cis-1,2-Dichloroethene: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Outfall observation,visual, y/n response: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 1,1-Dichloroethylene: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Equipment inspection - visual: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • December 18, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • July 9, 2019: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • June 18, 2019: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • September 21, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • February 21, 2017: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).

Other permits held by Ingersoll-Rand Company

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES GWCU among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 17 discharge permits in the Harts Lake-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030503), MI0003859 among them. Its county holds 41, 1 of them major permits; MI0003859 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Harts Lake-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030503)

  • BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, Battle Creek: MIS110656, minor permit, discharging to Harts Lake, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • BATTLE CREEK MS4-CALHOUN, Battle Creek: MI0060090, minor permit, permit term to October 1, 2027
  • BATTLE CREEK WWTP, Battle Creek: MI0022276, major permit, permit term to October 1, 2025
  • BTA LLC, Battle Creek: MIS111958, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • CITY OF BATTLE CREEK DPW, Battle Creek: MIS111940, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2021
  • E-PAINT, Battle Creek: MIS112041, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2021
  • JANESVILLE ACOUSTICS, Battle Creek: MIS111906, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • MICH AIR NAT GUARD, Battle Creek: MIS120701, minor permit, discharging to Harts Lake, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • RECONSERVE OF MICHIGAN INC, Battle Creek: MIS111959, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2026
  • RL CARRIERS-BTC, Battle Creek: MIS111767, minor permit, discharging to Harts Lake, permit term to April 1, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedTRANE TECHNOLOGIES GWCU
Permittee as filedIngersoll-Rand Company
NPDES IDMI0003859
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedDecember 2, 2016
Expiration dateOctober 1, 2020
Issuing agencyState
AddressBattle Creek, MI 49015
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedHarts Lake-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030503)
SIC9999 – Nonclassifiable Establishments
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler MID005342050

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
1,1-Dichloroethane1185October 31, 2024350% over the limit
Trichloroethylene1152October 31, 2024184% over the limit
Tetrachloroethylene1141October 31, 2024176% over the limit
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1141October 31, 2024175% over the limit
1,2-cis-Dichloroethylene0760
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene0400
pH2240
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2240
Outfall observation,visual, y/n response1160
1,1-Dichloroethylene1130
Equipment inspection - visual110

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
December 18, 2023Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
July 9, 2019Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
June 18, 2019Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
September 21, 2017Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
February 21, 2017Reporting Violations - Failure to NotifyST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MI0003859.

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 MI0003859.

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What this page shows

This EPA-sourced public-records page covers NPDES permit MI0003859 for TRANE TECHNOLOGIES GWCU in Battle Creek, MI, held by Ingersoll-Rand Company, with an administratively continued status and a minor discharger classification. The page lists 9 as the discharger class, 4 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.