Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG081163
ASHLAND-LANSING, Lansing, MI: NPDES MIG081163 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ASHLAND-LANSING, held by Ashland, Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MIG081163, which discharges to Grand River. EPA’s file records it issued April 28, 2015 and expiring April 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 | ASHLAND-LANSING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ashland, Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MIG081163 |
| 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 | April 28, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lansing, MI 48917 |
| Receiving water | Grand River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Carrier Creek-Grand River (HUC 040500040704) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MID047173653 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 27With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 106 | 4 | July 31, 2015 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 30 | 1 | February 29, 2016 | 900% over the limit |
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[ghi]perylene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Equipment inspection - visual | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Xylenes [total], dry weight | 0 | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2019 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.