Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0022489
BUCHANAN WWTP, Buchanan, MI: NPDES MI0022489 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUCHANAN WWTP, held by City of Buchanan, holds NPDES permit MI0022489, which discharges to St. Joseph River. EPA’s file records it issued September 18, 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 | BUCHANAN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Buchanan |
| NPDES ID | MI0022489 |
| 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 | September 18, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Buchanan, MI 49107 |
| Receiving water | St. Joseph River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake Chapin-Saint Joseph River (HUC 040500012603) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MIT270012545 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 30With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 52 | 6 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 51 | 5 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 26 | 4 | February 28, 2006 | 216% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 20 | 3 | February 28, 2007 | 273% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 97 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 125% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 51 | 1 | October 31, 2008 | 208% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 18 | 1 | November 30, 2007 | 64% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 6 | 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
- 26Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| December 14, 2023 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| December 7, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| December 7, 2023 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| December 7, 2023 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
| August 11, 2023 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| August 11, 2023 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| June 21, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 14, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| May 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 27, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| August 27, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| July 9, 2020 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| July 9, 2020 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| May 11, 2020 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| May 11, 2020 | Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U | ST6 |
| May 11, 2020 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | WW SSO - Failure to report violation that may endanger public health 122.41(l)(7) | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| June 18, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| June 18, 2019 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| July 25, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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