Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0059948
DEER CREEK EGGS LLC-CAFO, Sturgis, MI: NPDES MI0059948 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DEER CREEK EGGS LLC-CAFO, held by Deer Creek Farms Inc., holds NPDES permit MI0059948. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2016 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 | DEER CREEK EGGS LLC-CAFO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Deer Creek Farms Inc. |
| NPDES ID | MI0059948 |
| 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 17, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Sturgis, MI 49091 |
| Subwatershed | Wegner Ditch-Fawn River (HUC 040500010807) |
| NAICS | 112320 – Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production |
| SIC | 0251 – Broiler, Fryer, And Roaster Chickens |
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
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MI0059948.
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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | Other noncompliance with permit requirements or applicable enforcement order | ST6 |
| June 2, 2023 | WW CAFO - Management Practice Violations - Improper Waste Management, excluding land application | ST6 |
| June 2, 2023 | Other noncompliance with permit requirements or applicable enforcement order | ST6 |
| March 10, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| March 10, 2020 | Other noncompliance with permit requirements or applicable enforcement order | ST6 |
| April 17, 2018 | WW CAFO - Improper Mortality Management | ST6 |
| April 17, 2018 | Failure to prevent animal mortality disposal in systems not designed for mortalities | 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.