Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0057529
PRESCOTT WWTP, Prescott, MI: NPDES MI0057529 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRESCOTT WWTP, held by Village of Prescott, holds NPDES permit MI0057529, which discharges to Johnson Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 28, 2018 and expiring October 1, 2022. 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 | PRESCOTT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of Prescott |
| NPDES ID | MI0057529 |
| 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 | August 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Prescott, MI 48756 |
| Receiving water | Johnson Creek |
| Subwatershed | Johnson Creek (HUC 040801010304) |
| 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
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 79 | 45 | January 31, 2025 | 2,206% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 11 | 310 | 26 | July 31, 2022 | 1,125% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 92 | 22 | June 30, 2024 | 340% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 175 | 11 | September 30, 2015 | 980% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 20 | 5 | January 31, 2009 | 309% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 67 | 3 | June 30, 2006 | 150% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 43 | 2 | July 31, 2018 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 9 | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 19, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| July 14, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 14, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| July 14, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| May 20, 2019 | WW SSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| May 20, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 20, 2019 | Failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements - SSS or discharges from SSS [40 CFR 122.41(j)] | ST6 |
| November 14, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 14, 2017 | WW SSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| November 14, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| November 14, 2017 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| November 14, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| November 14, 2017 | Failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements - SSS or discharges from SSS [40 CFR 122.41(j)] | 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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