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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG580407

EMMETT WWSL, Emmett, MI: NPDES MIG580407 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EMMETT WWSL, held by South Branch of Pine River Drain Drainage District, holds NPDES permit MIG580407. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 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 filedEMMETT WWSL
Permittee as filedSouth Branch of Pine River Drain Drainage District
NPDES IDMIG580407
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 20, 2019
Expiration dateApril 1, 2024
Issuing agencyState
AddressEmmett, MI 48022
SubwatershedSouth Branch Pine River (HUC 040900010302)
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – 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

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C0382April 30, 202410% over the limit
Solids, total suspended0242October 31, 202318% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant0380
pH0360
Coliform, fecal general0360
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]0240
Phosphorus, total [as P]0240
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]0180
Solids, total030
Arsenic, dry weight030
Selenium, dry weight030
Copper, dry weight030
Cadmium, dry weight030
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl030
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]030
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]030
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]030
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]030
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]030
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]030
Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]030
Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]030

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
December 8, 2025Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative SampleST6
December 23, 2024Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity RequirementsST6

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MIG580407 for EMMETT WWSL in Emmett, MI, held by South Branch of Pine River Drain Drainage District, with its status, dates, classifications and subwatershed listed as filed. The register lists 22 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit and 22 with a violation, and the permit is shown as Effective, with issuance and expiration dates as stated in the facts.