Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0044407
NATIONAL ENERGY OF LINCOLN, Lincoln, MI: NPDES MI0044407 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NATIONAL ENERGY OF LINCOLN, held by Viking Energy of Lincoln, LLC, holds NPDES permit MI0044407. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2022. 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 | NATIONAL ENERGY OF LINCOLN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Viking Energy of Lincoln, LLC |
| NPDES ID | MI0044407 |
| 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 | November 30, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lincoln, MI 48742 |
| Subwatershed | East Branch Pine River (HUC 040700070604) |
| NAICS | 221117 – Biomass Electric Power Generation |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
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
- 19Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 55 | 3 | August 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, total dissolved | 16 | 102 | 2 | July 31, 2020 | 19% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 123 | 0 | ||
| Bromine, reported as the element | 1 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Total residual ooxidant-discharge time | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination duration | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, total residual | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Thermal Discharge | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 28, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| May 28, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| May 3, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| October 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 6, 2019 | 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.