Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0055301
NORTH BRANCH WWSL NO 2, North Branch, MI: NPDES MI0055301 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORTH BRANCH WWSL NO 2, held by Village of North Branch, holds NPDES permit MI0055301, which discharges to North Branch Drain. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 2020 and expiring October 1, 2024. 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 | NORTH BRANCH WWSL NO 2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of North Branch |
| NPDES ID | MI0055301 |
| 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 | June 30, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | North Branch, MI 48461 |
| Receiving water | North Branch Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wilson Drain-North Branch Flint River (HUC 040802040204) |
| 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
- 22Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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] | 4 | 7 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | 140% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| May 12, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 12, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| October 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 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.