Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0059945
AQUILA RESOURCES INC-BACK FORTY PROJECT-LAKE TWP, Stephenson, MI: NPDES MI0059945 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 41Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AQUILA RESOURCES INC-BACK FORTY PROJECT-LAKE TWP, held by Aquila Resources USA, Inc., holds NPDES permit MI0059945. EPA’s file records it issued April 5, 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 | AQUILA RESOURCES INC-BACK FORTY PROJECT-LAKE TWP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Aquila Resources USA, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | MI0059945 |
| 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 | April 5, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Stephenson, MI 49887 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Squaw Creek-Menominee River (HUC 040301080712) |
| NAICS | 212230 – Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining |
| SIC | 1021 – Copper Ores |
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
- 41Pollutants on file
- 41Under a numeric limit
- 41With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranium, total | 2 | 132 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Strontium, total [as Sr] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Vanadium, total [as V] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Lithium, total [as Li] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide [A] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Acute | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 18 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MI0059945.
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
- 27Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 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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