Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG580385
LAKER PUBLIC SCHOOLS-HURON CO, Pigeon, MI: NPDES MIG580385 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKER PUBLIC SCHOOLS-HURON CO, held by Laker Schools, holds NPDES permit MIG580385, which discharges to Gorke Drain. EPA’s file records it issued December 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 | LAKER PUBLIC SCHOOLS-HURON CO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Laker Schools |
| NPDES ID | MIG580385 |
| 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 | December 12, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Pigeon, MI 48755 |
| Receiving water | Gorke Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Campau Drain-Pigeon River (HUC 040801030204) |
| NAICS | 611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MIK318973518 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 54 | 2 | May 31, 2021 | 450% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 40 | 2 | December 31, 2023 | 28% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 9 | 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
- 32Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 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 |
| November 10, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| May 19, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 19, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| December 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 12, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 12, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| December 12, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 12, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| December 12, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| June 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 19, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 19, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| April 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 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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