Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0020877
BRIGHTON WWTP, Brighton, MI: NPDES MI0020877 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRIGHTON WWTP, held by City of Brighton, holds NPDES permit MI0020877. EPA’s file records it issued June 25, 2014 and expiring October 1, 2018. 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 | BRIGHTON WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Brighton |
| NPDES ID | MI0020877 |
| 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 | June 25, 2014 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Brighton, MI 48116 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | South Ore Creek (HUC 040900050111) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 2 | 1 | November 30, 2008 | 13% over the limit |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide [A] | 4 | 0 | 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 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| May 22, 2025 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| November 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 17, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| July 27, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| July 27, 2018 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| July 27, 2018 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
| June 30, 2018 | Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U | ST6 |
| June 30, 2018 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| January 1, 2018 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| January 1, 2018 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| October 31, 2017 | 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 15, 2026.