Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0045900
HUHTAMAKI INC, Coleman, MI: NPDES MI0045900 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HUHTAMAKI INC, held by Huhtamaki Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0045900, which discharges to Bluff Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 11, 2014 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 | HUHTAMAKI INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Huhtamaki Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MI0045900 |
| 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 11, 2014 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Coleman, MI 48618 |
| Receiving water | Bluff Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bluff Creek (HUC 040802010505) |
| NAICS | 326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3081 – Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID101558450 |
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
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 | 103 | 4 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 50 | 1 | September 30, 2025 | 768% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 171 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 98 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 2 | 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
- 20Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 28, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| September 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 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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