Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0003824
OTSEGO PAPER INC, Otsego, MI: NPDES MI0003824 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OTSEGO PAPER INC, held by Otsego Paper, Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0003824, which discharges to Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | OTSEGO PAPER INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Otsego Paper, Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MI0003824 |
| 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 | September 16, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Otsego, MI 49078 |
| Receiving water | Kalamazoo River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Trowbridge Dam-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030905) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 6 | 1 | February 28, 2009 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | May 31, 2002 | 30% over the limit |
| Production divided by days operated mo. | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| October 30, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| March 8, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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 15, 2026.