Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG081252
WHIRLPOOL-BENTON HARBOR DIVISION, Benton Harbor, MI: NPDES MIG081252 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHIRLPOOL-BENTON HARBOR DIVISION, held by Sasha Vuksanovic, Whirlpool Corporation, holds NPDES permit MIG081252, which discharges to Benton Harbor Ship Canal. EPA’s file records it issued November 8, 2019 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 | WHIRLPOOL-BENTON HARBOR DIVISION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Sasha Vuksanovic, Whirlpool Corporation |
| NPDES ID | MIG081252 |
| 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 | November 8, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Benton Harbor, MI 49022 |
| Receiving water | Benton Harbor Ship Canal |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ox Creek-Paw Paw River (HUC 040500012509) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 35 | 7 | January 31, 2022 | 81% over the limit |
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 6 | 88 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 65 | 1 | August 31, 2020 | |
| Benzene | 0 | 13 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 117 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Xylenes [total], dry weight | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Equipment inspection - visual | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 0 | 4 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 27, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| January 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2020 | 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 September 15, 2026.