Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0023205
IRON MOUNTAIN-KINGSFORD WWTP, Kingsford, MI: NPDES MI0023205 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
IRON MOUNTAIN-KINGSFORD WWTP, held by Iron Mountain/Kingsford Joint Sewage Authority, holds NPDES permit MI0023205, which discharges to Menominee River. EPA’s file records it issued April 3, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2018. 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 | IRON MOUNTAIN-KINGSFORD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Iron Mountain/Kingsford Joint Sewage Authority |
| NPDES ID | MI0023205 |
| 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 | April 3, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Kingsford, MI 49802 |
| Receiving water | Menominee River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Big Quninnesec Dam-Menominee River (HUC 040301080704) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, CSO, 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
- 29Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 4 | 79 | 52 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 28 | 8 | February 28, 2010 | 68% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 20 | 8 | May 31, 2024 | 484% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 40 | 5 | September 30, 2011 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 31 | 5 | July 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 51 | 3 | September 30, 2011 | 20% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 9 | 2 | April 30, 2014 | 40% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 13 | 1 | August 31, 2018 | 17% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 29 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | 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.