Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0055697
BOWNE TWP WWTP, Alto, MI: NPDES MI0055697 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BOWNE TWP WWTP, held by Bowne Township, holds NPDES permit MI0055697. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2019. 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 | BOWNE TWP WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Bowne Township |
| NPDES ID | MI0055697 |
| 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 30, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Alto, MI 49302 |
| Subwatershed | Bullhead Drain-Coldwater River (HUC 040500070307) |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 125 | 99 | July 31, 2026 | 220% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 25 | 14 | August 31, 2022 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 20 | 6 | August 31, 2025 | 90% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 4 | December 31, 2010 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 16 | 2 | June 30, 2007 | 52% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 73 | 1 | June 30, 2019 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2021 | 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.