Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0003948
HC STARCK SOLUTIONS, Coldwater, MI: NPDES MI0003948 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HC STARCK SOLUTIONS, held by HC Starck, holds NPDES permit MI0003948, which discharges to South Lake. EPA’s file records it issued January 14, 2013 and expiring October 1, 2016. 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 | HC STARCK SOLUTIONS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HC Starck |
| NPDES ID | MI0003948 |
| 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 | January 14, 2013 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Coldwater, MI 49036 |
| Receiving water | South Lake |
| Subwatershed | Hodunk Pond-Coldwater River (HUC 040500010111) |
| NAICS | 331410 – Nonferrous Metal [except Aluminum] Smelting and Refining |
| SIC | 3339 – Primary Nonferrous Metals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID005462692; ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000B1523 |
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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 139 | 51 | April 30, 2022 | 684% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 57 | 5 | May 31, 2018 | |
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 2 | 36 | 4 | February 28, 2007 | 159% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 26 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 18, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| August 18, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| August 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 26, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 26, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| March 26, 2020 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| March 26, 2020 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MI0003948.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.