Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIS111730
FOUNDERS BREWING CO, Grand Rapids, MI: NPDES MIS111730 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FOUNDERS BREWING CO, held by Founders Brewing Company, holds NPDES permit MIS111730, which discharges to Grand River. EPA’s file records it issued November 18, 2021 and expiring April 1, 2026. 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 | FOUNDERS BREWING CO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Founders Brewing Company |
| NPDES ID | MIS111730 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 18, 2021 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Receiving water | Grand River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lamberton Creek-Grand River (HUC 040500060507) |
| NAICS | 312120 – Breweries |
| SIC | 2082 – Malt Beverages |
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
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MIS111730.
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MIS111730.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| February 5, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MIS111730.
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.