Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0023779
PAW PAW LAKE AREA WWTP, Coloma, MI: NPDES MI0023779 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAW PAW LAKE AREA WWTP, held by Paw Paw Lake Area Joint Sewage Disposal Board, holds NPDES permit MI0023779, which discharges to Paw Paw River. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2018 and expiring October 1, 2022. 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 | PAW PAW LAKE AREA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Paw Paw Lake Area Joint Sewage Disposal Board |
| NPDES ID | MI0023779 |
| 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 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Coloma, MI 49038 |
| Receiving water | Paw Paw River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ryno Drain-Paw Paw River (HUC 040500012507) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 156 | 18 | September 30, 2019 | 1,308,991% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide [A] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 3 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| August 17, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| December 27, 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 15, 2026.