Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0057669
BISCHER FARMS-CAFO, Ruth, MI: NPDES MI0057669 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BISCHER FARMS-CAFO, held by Bischer Farms, holds NPDES permit MI0057669. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2021. 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 | BISCHER FARMS-CAFO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Bischer Farms |
| NPDES ID | MI0057669 |
| 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 26, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Ruth, MI 48470 |
| Subwatershed | Rock Falls Creek (HUC 040801040106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia [NH3-N] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sodium-o-PPTH | 0 | 14 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MI0057669.
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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 2, 2021 | WW CAFO - Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop or Update NMP | ST6 |
| April 2, 2021 | Failure to Develop or Update NMP | 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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