Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0020036
REED CITY WWTP, Reed City, MI: NPDES MI0020036 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
REED CITY WWTP, held by City of Reed City, holds NPDES permit MI0020036, which discharges to Hersey River. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2018 and expiring October 1, 2022. 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 | REED CITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Reed City |
| NPDES ID | MI0020036 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Reed City, MI 49677 |
| Receiving water | Hersey River |
| Subwatershed | Hersey River (HUC 040601020606) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 8 | 115 | 59 | December 31, 2025 | 496% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 91 | 33 | September 30, 2025 | 835% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 204 | 20 | July 31, 2013 | 1,340% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 49 | 13 | September 30, 2024 | 150% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 44 | 12 | December 31, 2025 | 1,037% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 23 | 10 | January 31, 2010 | 487% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 55 | 9 | May 31, 2011 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 26 | 8 | November 30, 2020 | 4,111% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 17 | 4 | February 28, 2015 | 503% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 267 | 2 | September 30, 2010 | 1,645,470% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 38 | 2 | January 31, 2019 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 11, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| October 11, 2023 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 15, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 15, 2023 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 28, 2018 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| August 8, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | 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.