Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG081295
FRESHWATER CENTER - TRAVERSE CITY, Traverse City, MI: NPDES MIG081295 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FRESHWATER CENTER - TRAVERSE CITY, held by Freshwater Research and Innovation Center, holds NPDES permit MIG081295, which discharges to West Grand Traverse Bay. EPA’s file records it issued September 3, 2025 and expiring April 1, 2030. 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 | FRESHWATER CENTER - TRAVERSE CITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Freshwater Research and Innovation Center |
| NPDES ID | MIG081295 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 3, 2025 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Traverse City, MI 49684 |
| Receiving water | West Grand Traverse Bay |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cedar Creek-Frontal West Arm Grand Traverse Bay (HUC 040601050707) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexane Sulfonate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Xylenes [total], dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Equipment inspection - visual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MIG081295.
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, 2025 | 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.