Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0054968
BRIGHTON TWP WWTP, Brighton, MI: NPDES MI0054968 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRIGHTON TWP WWTP, held by Brighton Township, holds NPDES permit MI0054968. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 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 | BRIGHTON TWP WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Brighton Township |
| NPDES ID | MI0054968 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 30, 2014 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Brighton, MI 48114 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Woodruff Creek (HUC 040900050107) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 24Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 86 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | 337% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 7 | 109 | 5 | November 30, 2024 | 63% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 47 | 3 | January 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 270 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | 75% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 57 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 5 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2018 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.