EPA · discharge permits by watershed
Subbasin 04020103
- 13Current permits
- 1States
- 1Watersheds
A subbasin is a unit of the national Watershed Boundary Dataset, and water crosses state lines: this one carries permits in Michigan. Each permit is placed by the outfall EPA names as its representative discharge point.
This subbasin contains 1 watersheds, each with its own page of permits. The table below is a sample of the 13 current permits recorded here; the pollutant list above names every limit EPA attaches to a permit in this subbasin.
By state
- Michigan13
Watersheds inside this subbasin
The same permits, cut another way
The 13 permits whose outfall sits in this subbasin, grouped by one attribute at a time: the class of permit, the Clean Water Act program it was issued under, the type of coverage, and the size of the discharger. Each figure below counts the permits in that group.
By permit class
By program
- POTW5
By permit type
By major or minor
Pollutants with a limit in subbasin 04020103 26
Every pollutant a permit in this subbasin carries a limit for, most permits first.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant 11
- pH 9
- Solids, total suspended 9
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO] 8
- Solids, total 7
- Phosphorus, total [as P] 7
- Arsenic, dry weight 7
- Selenium, dry weight 7
- Copper, dry weight 7
- Cadmium, dry weight 7
- Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl 7
- Coliform, fecal general 7
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] 7
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] 7
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] 7
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] 7
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] 7
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] 7
- Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] 7
- Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] 7
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C 6
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] 6
- Copper, total [as Cu] 6
- Outfall observation,visual, y/n response 4
- Chloride [as Cl] 3
- Sulfate, total [as SO4] 3
Other subbasins
- Subbasin 03180004 100
- Subbasin 03180005 46
- Subbasin 04010101 14
- Subbasin 04010102 12
- Subbasin 04010201 108
- Subbasin 04010202 3
- Subbasin 04010301 35
- Subbasin 04010302 33
- Subbasin 04020101 9
- Subbasin 04020102 10
- Subbasin 04020105 18
- Subbasin 04020201 3
- Subbasin 04020203 5
- Subbasin 04030101 293
- Subbasin 04030102 64
- Subbasin 04030103 38
- Subbasin 04030104 37
- Subbasin 04030105 27
- Subbasin 04030106 10
- Subbasin 04030108 42
Permits discharging here
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | State | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTAGE LAKE AUTHORITY WWTP | MI0020061 | HOUGHTON | MI | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | Portage Lake Ship Canal |
| ADAMS TWP WWSL | MIG580213 | ATLANTIC MINE | MI | Publicly owned treatment works | Minor | Cole Creek |
| ADAMS TWP/PAINESDALE WWSL | MIG580312 | PAINESDALE | MI | Publicly owned treatment works | Minor | Pilgrim River |
| CHASSELL TWP WWSL | MIG580214 | CHASSELL | MI | Publicly owned treatment works | Minor | Sturgeon River |
| GREAT LAKES MINERAL - VALLEY VIEW QUARRY | MIG490351 | HOUGHTON | MI | Minor | Pilgrim River | |
| J.F. BRENNAN COMPANY, INC. - TORCH LAKE AOC DREDGING PROJECT | MIG690012 | LAKE LINDEN | MI | Minor | Torch Lake | |
| KEWEENAW WATERS RESORT | MIG760106 | HOUGHTON | MI | Minor | Portage Lake-Portage River | |
| KISMA CISMA-NUISANCE PLANT | MIG031103 | HOUGHTON | MI | Minor | Pilgrim River | |
| KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEM INC | MI0059182 | HUBBELL | MI | Minor | Torch Lake | |
| SOUTH RANGE WWSL | MIG580311 | ATLANTIC MINE | MI | Publicly owned treatment works | Minor | Coles Creek |
| SUPERIOR SAND & GRAVEL INC | MIS310700 | HANCOCK | MI | Minor | Portage Lake Ship Canal | |
| TORCH LAKE AREA-TAMARACK SYS | MI0060317 | HUBBELL | MI | Minor | Torch Lake | |
| TORCH LAKE-LAKE LINDEN WWTF | MI0060316 | LAKE LINDEN | MI | Minor | Trap Rock River |