Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0027481
TRAVERSE CITY WWTP, Traverse City, MI: NPDES MI0027481 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TRAVERSE CITY WWTP, held by City of Traverse City, holds NPDES permit MI0027481, which discharges to Boardman River. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2020 and expiring October 1, 2024. 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 | TRAVERSE CITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Traverse City |
| NPDES ID | MI0027481 |
| 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 28, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Traverse City, MI 49686 |
| Receiving water | Boardman River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Boardman Lake-Boardman River (HUC 040601050507) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 30Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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] | 4 | 33 | 1 | May 31, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 13 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 20% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 7 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 8% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide [A] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| March 19, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U | ST6 |
| March 19, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| March 19, 2024 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| January 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 27, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| September 26, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U | ST6 |
| September 26, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| September 26, 2019 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | 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.