Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0058062
PEARSON FOODS, Grand Rapids, MI: NPDES MI0058062 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PEARSON FOODS, held by Pearson Foods Corporation, holds NPDES permit MI0058062, which discharges to Plaster Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 7, 2010 and expiring September 30, 2015. 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 | PEARSON FOODS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Pearson Foods Corporation |
| NPDES ID | MI0058062 |
| 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 7, 2010 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Grand Rapids, MI 49508 |
| Receiving water | Plaster Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Plaster Creek (HUC 040500060506) |
| NAICS | 111419 – Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover |
| SIC | 2099 – Food Preparations |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MIK125213959 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 49 | 7 | June 30, 2022 | 128% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 45 | 4 | June 30, 2022 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 4 | 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
- 22Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Chemical Handling | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| October 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 1, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 1, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| June 1, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| June 1, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| March 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 1, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 31, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| June 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2017 | 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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