Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0020451
STURGIS WWTP, Sturgis, MI: NPDES MI0020451 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
STURGIS WWTP, held by City of Sturgis, holds NPDES permit MI0020451, which discharges to Fawn River. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2017 and expiring October 1, 2021. 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 | STURGIS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Sturgis |
| NPDES ID | MI0020451 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 25, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Sturgis, MI 49091 |
| Receiving water | Fawn River |
| Subwatershed | Clear Lake-Fawn River (HUC 040500010806) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 25 | 9 | September 30, 2023 | 124% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 5 | 9 | 4 | May 31, 2018 | 119% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 11 | 3 | June 30, 2019 | 238% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2024 | 29% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 11 | 1 | May 31, 2018 | 15% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 0 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| September 28, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 25, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| October 7, 2019 | 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 October 14, 2026.