Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0037486
NORTH KENT LANDFILL, Rockford, MI: NPDES MI0037486 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORTH KENT LANDFILL, held by Kent County Department of Public Works, holds NPDES permit MI0037486, which discharges to Rogue River. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 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 | NORTH KENT LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kent County Department of Public Works |
| NPDES ID | MI0037486 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 30, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Rockford, MI 49341 |
| Receiving water | Rogue River |
| Subwatershed | Freska Lake-Rogue River (HUC 040500060407) |
| NAICS | 562212 – Solid Waste Landfill |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 61 | 8 | July 31, 2026 | 26% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 173 | 7 | October 31, 2007 | 333% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 107 | 3 | June 30, 2017 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 446 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 104 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| April 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 28, 2018 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| February 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.