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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0054755

ORCHARD COVE MHP WWTP, Otisville, MI: NPDES MI0054755 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

ORCHARD COVE MHP WWTP, held by Orchard Cove Mobile Home Community L.L.C., holds NPDES permit MI0054755, which discharges to Coe Drain. EPA’s file records it issued October 29, 2018 and expiring October 1, 2023.

ORCHARD COVE MHP WWTP, Otisville, Michigan: Individual permit MI0054755, held by Orchard Cove Mobile Home Community L.L.C.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 29, 2018, term to October 1, 2023, by State; discharges to Coe Drain.

  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 8 limits, 153 violations of any kind, 47 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 370% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 107 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 2,147% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 255 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 187% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 50 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 14% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 309 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 335% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2019.
  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 196 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 20, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • July 27, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements (ST6).
  • June 3, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • September 2, 2022: Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements (ST6).
  • September 2, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • June 21, 2019: Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs (ST6).
  • May 21, 2019: Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs (ST6).
  • October 31, 2018: Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs (ST6).

ORCHARD COVE MHP WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Butternut Creek subwatershed (HUC 040802040407), MI0054755 among them. Its county holds 53, 2 of them major permits; MI0054755 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Butternut Creek subwatershed (HUC 040802040407)

  • LAMROCK & COMPANY, Otisville: MIS520059, minor permit, discharging to Butternut Creek, permit term to April 1, 2025
  • OTISVILLE WTP, Otisville: MIG640295, minor permit, discharging to Coe Drain, permit term to April 1, 2025
  • OTTER LAKE WWTP, Otter Lake: MI0056979, minor permit, permit term to October 1, 2022

Identity

Facility as filedORCHARD COVE MHP WWTP
Permittee as filedOrchard Cove Mobile Home Community L.L.C.
NPDES IDMI0054755
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
IssuedOctober 29, 2018
Expiration dateOctober 1, 2023
Issuing agencyState
AddressOtisville, MI 48463
Receiving waterCoe Drain
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedButternut Creek (HUC 040802040407)

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
Phosphorus, total [as P]815347July 31, 2026370% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general210729March 31, 20262,147% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]1625515June 30, 2026187% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]15011May 31, 202614% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]83099October 31, 2013335% over the limit
pH2791August 31, 2019
Solids, total suspended81960
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2780
Chloride [as Cl]020
Sulfate, total [as SO4]020
Solids, total300
Arsenic, dry weight300
Selenium, dry weight300
Copper, dry weight300
Cadmium, dry weight300
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl300
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]300
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]300
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]300
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]300
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]300
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]300
Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]300
Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]300

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 27, 2026Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity RequirementsST6
September 2, 2022Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity RequirementsST6
September 2, 2022Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
June 21, 2019Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRsST6
May 21, 2019Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRsST6
October 31, 2018Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRsST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 3, 2026EvaluationS

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
August 20, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit MI0054755 for the ORCHARD COVE MHP WWTP in Otisville, MI, which is administratively continued and discharges to Coe Drain within the Butternut Creek subwatershed (HUC 040802040407). The facts list 24 pollutants on file, 22 under a numeric limit, and 6 with an effluent exceedance.