Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0056928

ITHACA WWSL, Ithaca, MI: NPDES MI0056928 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
28Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance

ITHACA WWSL, held by City of Ithaca, holds NPDES permit MI0056928, which discharges to Brady Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2022 and expiring October 1, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.

Identity

Facility as filed	ITHACA WWSL
Permittee as filed	City of Ithaca
NPDES ID	MI0056928
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 16, 2022
Expiration date	October 1, 2026
Issuing agency	State
Address	Ithaca, MI 48847
Receiving water	Brady Creek
Subwatershed	Brady Creek-Bad River (HUC 040802030301)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

29Pollutants on file
28Under a numeric limit
27With a violation of any kind
5With 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	23	5	October 31, 2013
Coliform, fecal general	2	23	4	December 31, 2017	150% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	19	4	May 31, 2026	130% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	28	2	May 31, 2006	997% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	78	1	October 31, 2002	62% over the limit
Mercury, total [as Hg]	6	46	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	20	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	14	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	10	0
Perfluorooctanesulfonate	8	9	0
Solids, total	3	6	0
Arsenic, dry weight	3	6	0
Selenium, dry weight	3	6	0
Copper, dry weight	3	6	0
Cadmium, dry weight	3	6	0
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl	3	6	0
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]	3	6	0
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]	3	6	0
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]	3	6	0
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]	3	6	0
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]	3	6	0
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]	3	6	0
Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]	3	6	0
Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]	3	6	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	4	4	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	4	4	0
Arsenic, total [as As]	0	1	0
Chloride [as Cl]	2	0	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	2	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

25Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 21, 2025	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	ST6
December 21, 2024	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	ST6
November 12, 2024	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
November 12, 2024	Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements	ST6
November 12, 2024	Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify	ST6
November 12, 2024	Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample	ST6
November 12, 2024	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	ST6
April 1, 2024	Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements	ST6
October 31, 2023	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	ST6
October 5, 2023	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
October 5, 2023	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6
June 21, 2023	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	ST6
January 9, 2022	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6
October 31, 2021	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	ST6
October 6, 2021	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
April 1, 2021	Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements	ST6
January 1, 2021	Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U	ST6
January 1, 2021	Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II)	ST6
January 1, 2020	Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements	ST6
January 1, 2020	Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error	ST6
July 15, 2019	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6
October 31, 2018	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	ST6
March 8, 2017	Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error	ST6
January 1, 2017	Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards	ST6
January 1, 2017	Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II)	ST6

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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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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MI0056928 held by City of Ithaca for ITHACA WWSL in Ithaca, MI, which discharges to Brady Creek within the Brady Creek-Bad River (HUC 040802030301) subwatershed. The permit is listed as Effective, a Minor Discharger class, with its issue and expiration dates recorded in EPA's permit file. The page lists 29 pollutants on file, 28 under a numeric limit, 27 with a violation of any kind, and 5 with an effluent exceedance.