Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIS111959

RECONSERVE OF MICHIGAN INC, Battle Creek, MI: NPDES MIS111959 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

RECONSERVE OF MICHIGAN INC, held by ReConserve of Michigan, holds NPDES permit MIS111959, which discharges to Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued October 22, 2021 and expiring April 1, 2026.

RECONSERVE OF MICHIGAN INC, Battle Creek, Michigan: Coverage under a general permit MIS111959, held by ReConserve of Michigan; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 22, 2021, term to April 1, 2026, by State; discharges to Kalamazoo River.

June 4, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
May 7, 2026: Evaluation (S).
May 9, 2025: Failure to comply with monitoring requirements related to industrial stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(j)] (ST6).
March 24, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
March 20, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
March 20, 2020: Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas (ST6).
March 20, 2020: Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges (ST6).
April 23, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
April 23, 2019: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
April 23, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).

RECONSERVE OF MICHIGAN INC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 17 discharge permits in the Harts Lake-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030503), MIS111959 among them.

Other permits in the Harts Lake-Kalamazoo River subwatershed (HUC 040500030503)

BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, Battle Creek: MIS110656, minor permit, discharging to Harts Lake, permit term to April 1, 2026
BATTLE CREEK MS4-CALHOUN, Battle Creek: MI0060090, minor permit, permit term to October 1, 2027
BATTLE CREEK WWTP, Battle Creek: MI0022276, major permit, permit term to October 1, 2025
BTA LLC, Battle Creek: MIS111958, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2026
CITY OF BATTLE CREEK DPW, Battle Creek: MIS111940, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2021
E-PAINT, Battle Creek: MIS112041, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2021
JANESVILLE ACOUSTICS, Battle Creek: MIS111906, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2026
MICH AIR NAT GUARD, Battle Creek: MIS120701, minor permit, discharging to Harts Lake, permit term to April 1, 2026
RL CARRIERS-BTC, Battle Creek: MIS111767, minor permit, discharging to Harts Lake, permit term to April 1, 2026
SPRINGFIELD METAL RECYCLERS, Springfield: MIS120666, minor permit, discharging to Kalamazoo River, permit term to April 1, 2021

Identity

Facility as filed	RECONSERVE OF MICHIGAN INC
Permittee as filed	ReConserve of Michigan
NPDES ID	MIS111959
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	October 22, 2021
Expiration date	April 1, 2026
Issuing agency	State
Address	Battle Creek, MI 49037
Receiving water	Kalamazoo River
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Harts Lake-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030503)
SIC	2041 – Flour And Other Grain Mill Products
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	ICIS-AIR source MI00000000000N8081

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 MIS111959.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

8Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 9, 2025	Failure to comply with monitoring requirements related to industrial stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(j)]	ST6
March 24, 2020	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
March 20, 2020	Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies	ST6
March 20, 2020	Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas	ST6
March 20, 2020	Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges	ST6
April 23, 2019	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
April 23, 2019	Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator	ST6
April 23, 2019	WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 7, 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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 4, 2026	Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit MIS111959, held by ReConserve of Michigan Inc in Battle Creek, MI, which discharges to the Kalamazoo River and is listed as administratively continued. The page reports 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's watershed given as HUC 040500030503.