Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG580063
ELBA TWP-LAKE NEPESSING WWSL, Lapeer, MI: NPDES MIG580063 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ELBA TWP-LAKE NEPESSING WWSL, held by Elba Township, holds NPDES permit MIG580063, which discharges to Farmers Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 10, 2021 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 | ELBA TWP-LAKE NEPESSING WWSL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Elba Township |
| NPDES ID | MIG580063 |
| 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 | August 10, 2021 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lapeer, MI 48446 |
| Receiving water | Farmers Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Farmers Creek (HUC 040802040104) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 41 | 19 | October 31, 2008 | 136% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 25 | 3 | April 30, 2009 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 3 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 21, 2022 | 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.