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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0038407

A M TODD, Kalamazoo, MI: NPDES MI0038407 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

A M TODD, held by WILD Flavors, Incorporated, d.b.a. A. M. Todd, holds NPDES permit MI0038407, which discharges to Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued August 30, 2021 and expiring October 1, 2025.

A M TODD, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Individual permit MI0038407, held by WILD Flavors, Incorporated, d.b.a. A. M. Todd; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 30, 2021, term to October 1, 2025, by State; discharges to Kalamazoo River; Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing.

  • pH: 2 limits, 87 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 78% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 105 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Outfall observation,visual, y/n response: 1 limit, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • January 16, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • January 21, 2025: Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs (ST6).
  • December 8, 2023: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
  • March 23, 2020: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
  • January 21, 2020: Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs (ST6).
  • November 1, 2018: Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error (ST6).

A M TODD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 10 discharge permits in the Averill Lake-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030606), MI0038407 among them. Its county holds 29, 0 of them major permits; MI0038407 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Averill Lake-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030606)

Identity

Facility as filedA M TODD
Permittee as filedWILD Flavors, Incorporated, d.b.a. A. M. Todd
NPDES IDMI0038407
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedAugust 30, 2021
Expiration dateOctober 1, 2025
Issuing agencyState
AddressKalamazoo, MI 49007
Receiving waterKalamazoo River
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedAverill Lake-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030606)
NAICS311930 – Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
SIC2087 – Flavoring Extracts And Syrups
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler MID005319157

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH2878October 31, 2024
Phosphorus, total [as P]4637July 31, 202578% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant21050
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit1380
Outfall observation,visual, y/n response1380

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 21, 2025Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRsST6
December 8, 2023Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified OperatorST6
March 23, 2020Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
January 21, 2020Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRsST6
November 1, 2018Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab ErrorST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MI0038407.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 16, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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What this page shows

This EPA permit page covers NPDES permit MI0038407 for A M TODD in Kalamazoo, MI, which discharges to the Kalamazoo River within the Averill Lake-Kalamazoo River watershed (HUC 040500030606). The page lists 5 as the discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and shows the permit as administratively continued.