Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0002224
MICHIGAN SUGAR CO-CARROLLTON, Carrollton, MI: NPDES MI0002224 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MICHIGAN SUGAR CO-CARROLLTON, held by Michigan Sugar Company, holds NPDES permit MI0002224, which discharges to Saginaw River. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MICHIGAN SUGAR CO-CARROLLTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Michigan Sugar Company |
| NPDES ID | MI0002224 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 28, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Carrollton, MI 48724 |
| Receiving water | Saginaw River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Crow Island-Saginaw River (HUC 040802060201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 58 | 2 | November 30, 2025 | 1,124% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2004 | 6% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 57 | 1 | May 31, 2002 | 75% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 27 | 1 | May 31, 2020 | 23% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 120 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 114 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 100 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen peroxide | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
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 September 14, 2026.