Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0005428
LANSING BWL-ERICKSON STATION, Lansing, MI: NPDES MI0005428 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LANSING BWL-ERICKSON STATION, held by Lansing Board of Water and Light, holds NPDES permit MI0005428, which discharges to Grand River. EPA’s file records it issued May 4, 2021 and expiring October 1, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LANSING BWL-ERICKSON STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lansing Board of Water and Light |
| NPDES ID | MI0005428 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 4, 2021 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lansing, MI 48917 |
| Receiving water | Grand River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Silver Creek-Grand River (HUC 040500040703) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID000721704; ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000B4001 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 2 | 73 | 14 | January 31, 2009 | 535% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 150 | 1 | October 31, 2014 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 93 | 1 | September 30, 2003 | 80% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 12 | 35 | 1 | March 31, 2023 | 5% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 6 | 1 | October 31, 2014 | 100% over the limit |
| Oxidants, total residual | 8 | 334 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 146 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Hydrazine | 8 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 4 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Total residual ooxidant-discharge time | 2 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 6 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination duration | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 0 | 1 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 25, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| October 25, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 9, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| January 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2018 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.