Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG490356
LAKE SHAMROCK - CLARE, Clare, MI: NPDES MIG490356 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKE SHAMROCK - CLARE, held by Jeremy Howard, holds NPDES permit MIG490356, which discharges to South Branch Tobacco River. EPA’s file records it issued March 26, 2024 and expiring April 1, 2025. 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 | LAKE SHAMROCK - CLARE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Jeremy Howard |
| NPDES ID | MIG490356 |
| 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 | March 26, 2024 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Clare, MI 48617 |
| Receiving water | South Branch Tobacco River |
| Subwatershed | Sanford Creek-South Branch Tobacco River (HUC 040802010303) |
| NAICS | 712190 – Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions |
| SIC | 7999 – Amusement And Recreation |
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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 6 | 2 | November 30, 2024 | 58% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 1 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 20, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| November 20, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| November 20, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | 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.