Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0058853
ORCHARD HILL LANDFILL-WATERVLIET, Watervliet, MI: NPDES MI0058853 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ORCHARD HILL LANDFILL-WATERVLIET, held by Landfill Management Company, holds NPDES permit MI0058853, which discharges to Ryno Drain. EPA’s file records it issued May 3, 2017 and expiring October 1, 2020. 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 | ORCHARD HILL LANDFILL-WATERVLIET |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Landfill Management Company |
| NPDES ID | MI0058853 |
| 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 | May 3, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Watervliet, MI 49098 |
| Receiving water | Ryno Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Mill Creek (HUC 040500012506) |
| NAICS | 562212 – Solid Waste Landfill |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000N5719 |
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
- 31Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 30With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenols | 4 | 140 | 6 | August 31, 2021 | 207% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 7 | 153 | 4 | June 30, 2026 | 133% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 140 | 4 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 72 | 4 | August 31, 2025 | 23% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 136 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 128 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 109 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 108 | 0 | ||
| p-Cresol | 4 | 98 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 4 | 98 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 4 | 98 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 2 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Static 48 Hr Chronic Pimphales Promelas | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, choice of species | 2 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Methyl ethyl ketone | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzidine | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| April 22, 2021 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| April 22, 2021 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
| October 10, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.