Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG640258
BENTON HARBOR WTP, Saint Joseph, MI: NPDES MIG640258 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BENTON HARBOR WTP, held by City of Benton Harbor, holds NPDES permit MIG640258, which discharges to Paw Paw River. EPA’s file records it issued May 19, 2015 and expiring April 1, 2020. 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 | BENTON HARBOR WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Benton Harbor |
| NPDES ID | MIG640258 |
| 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 | May 19, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Saint Joseph, MI 49085 |
| Receiving water | Paw Paw River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ox Creek-Paw Paw River (HUC 040500012509) |
| NAICS | 221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 6Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination duration | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 0 | 6 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MIG640258.
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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2023 | 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 |
| March 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 11, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | EP6 |
| January 11, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | EP6 |
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.