Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0002500
FORMER DPI - ALPENA, Alpena, MI: NPDES MI0002500 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORMER DPI - ALPENA, held by Decorative Panels International, Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0002500, which discharges to Lake Huron. EPA’s file records it issued April 30, 2012 and expiring October 1, 2016. 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 | FORMER DPI - ALPENA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Decorative Panels International, Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MI0002500 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 30, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Alpena, MI 49707 |
| Receiving water | Lake Huron |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Fall Creek-Thunder Bay River (HUC 040700060605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorination duration | 1 | 16 | 9 | September 30, 2011 | 0% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 13 | 8 | April 30, 2024 | 2,700% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 17 | 7 | April 30, 2023 | 85% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 7 | June 30, 2024 | 390% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 19 | 3 | April 30, 2008 | 61% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 43 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 235% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 34 | 2 | February 28, 2013 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 2 | September 30, 2006 | 40% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2004 | 230% over the limit |
| Toxicity, choice of species | 0 | 5 | 1 | November 30, 2022 | 37% over the limit |
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2023 | 60% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide [A] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Thermal Discharge | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Static 48 Hr Chronic Pimphales Promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spectrus CT 1300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cooling Water Intake Velocity | 0 | 1 | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| November 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 20, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| July 20, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 20, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| July 20, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 13, 2017 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | 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.