Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG580061
FOWLER WWSL, Fowler, MI: NPDES MIG580061 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FOWLER WWSL, held by Village of Fowler, holds NPDES permit MIG580061, which discharges to Fowler Extention No. 2 Drain. EPA’s file records it issued September 12, 2019 and expiring April 1, 2024. 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 | FOWLER WWSL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of Fowler |
| NPDES ID | MIG580061 |
| 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 | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 12, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Fowler, MI 48835 |
| Receiving water | Fowler extention No. 2 Drain |
| Subwatershed | Hayworth Creek (HUC 040500050503) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 22Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 22With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 35 | 10 | May 31, 2024 | 225% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 32 | 2 | November 30, 2004 | 96% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 12 | 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
- 15Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2017 | 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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