Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0020311
LOWELL WWTP, Lowell, MI: NPDES MI0020311 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LOWELL WWTP, held by City of Lowell, holds NPDES permit MI0020311, which discharges to Flat River. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2020 and expiring October 1, 2024. 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 | LOWELL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Lowell |
| NPDES ID | MI0020311 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 28, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lowell, MI 49331 |
| Receiving water | Flat River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Page Creek-Flat River (HUC 040500060209) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 27 | 7 | February 29, 2016 | 84% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 15 | 5 | March 31, 2016 | 24% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 8 | 3 | February 29, 2016 | 47% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 11 | 1 | February 29, 2016 | 8% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 6 | 1 | January 31, 2011 | 768% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 22, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | 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.