Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG010242
FAIRGROVE FARMS-CAFO, Sturgis, MI: NPDES MIG010242 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAIRGROVE FARMS-CAFO, held by Fairgrove Farms Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MIG010242. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2015 and expiring April 1, 2020. 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 | FAIRGROVE FARMS-CAFO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fairgrove Farms Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MIG010242 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 1, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Sturgis, MI 49091 |
| Subwatershed | Wegner Ditch-Fawn River (HUC 040500010807) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO 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 MIG010242.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2025 | Failure to ensure proper operations and maintenance of the storage facility | ST6 |
| November 27, 2019 | WW CAFO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| November 27, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| November 27, 2019 | Other noncompliance with permit requirements or applicable enforcement order | ST6 |
| November 27, 2019 | Failure to maintain records necessary to show proper management of MLPW | 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 September 15, 2026.