Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0043427
MMPA-OVID PLANT, Ovid, MI: NPDES MI0043427 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MMPA-OVID PLANT, held by Michigan Milk Producers Association, holds NPDES permit MI0043427, which discharges to Maple River. EPA’s file records it issued September 24, 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 | MMPA-OVID PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Michigan Milk Producers Association |
| NPDES ID | MI0043427 |
| 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 | September 24, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Ovid, MI 48866 |
| Receiving water | Maple River |
| Subwatershed | Town of Ovid-Maple River (HUC 040500050105) |
| NAICS | 311514 – Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2021 – Creamery Butter |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000B7090 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 200 | 133 | July 31, 2026 | 4,817% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 98 | 38 | July 31, 2026 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 69 | 13 | November 30, 2023 | 500% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 6 | 218 | 10 | July 31, 2020 | 22% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 45 | 10 | July 31, 2026 | 50% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 89 | 9 | July 31, 2023 | 2,728% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 208 | 2 | September 30, 2022 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 49 | 1 | January 31, 2018 | 49% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 206 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 2 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, choice of species | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Static 48 Hr Chronic Pimphales Promelas | 1 | 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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 12, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| July 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 10, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| April 9, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| April 8, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| April 7, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| April 6, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| February 18, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| June 26, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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.