Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0022381
BIG RAPIDS WWTP, Big Rapids, MI: NPDES MI0022381 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BIG RAPIDS WWTP, held by City of Big Rapids, holds NPDES permit MI0022381, which discharges to Muskegon River. EPA’s file records it issued February 22, 2019 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 | BIG RAPIDS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Big Rapids |
| NPDES ID | MI0022381 |
| 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 | February 22, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Big Rapids, MI 49307 |
| Receiving water | Muskegon River |
| Subwatershed | Cold Spring Creek-Muskegon River (HUC 040601020704) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 50 | 36 | January 31, 2016 | 1,400% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 61 | 5 | May 31, 2018 | 387% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 31 | 3 | April 30, 2014 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 24 | 2 | September 30, 2014 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 16 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 50% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 1 | May 31, 2007 | 63% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 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 | ||
| Chlorination duration | 2 | 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
- 18Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2024 | Failure to issue/reissue control mechanisms to at least 90% of SIU/CIUs w/in 6 months (Level II) | ST6 |
| January 16, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 29, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| October 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 14, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| December 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 30, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| September 30, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| April 1, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| April 1, 2019 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 30, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| September 30, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| July 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2017 | 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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