Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIS111938
BALLINGER INDUSTRIES LLC, Homer, MI: NPDES MIS111938 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BALLINGER INDUSTRIES LLC, held by Amsted Rail Company, Inc. - Homer Facility, holds NPDES permit MIS111938, which discharges to South Branch Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2017 and expiring April 1, 2021. 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 | BALLINGER INDUSTRIES LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. - Homer Facility |
| NPDES ID | MIS111938 |
| 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 | June 29, 2017 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy |
| Address | Homer, MI 49245 |
| Receiving water | South Branch Kalamazoo River |
| Subwatershed | Riverside Cemetery-South Branch Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030206) |
| NAICS | 332710 – Machine Shops |
| SIC | 3599 – Industrial Machinery |
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 MIS111938.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2024 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| September 16, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | 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 MIS111938.
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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