Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0023906
RICHMOND WWTP, Richmond, MI: NPDES MI0023906 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RICHMOND WWTP, held by City of Richmond, holds NPDES permit MI0023906, which discharges to Fistler Drain. EPA’s file records it issued December 27, 2016 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 | RICHMOND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Richmond |
| NPDES ID | MI0023906 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 27, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Richmond, MI 48062 |
| Receiving water | Fistler Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Salt River (HUC 040900020105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 189 | 1 | January 31, 2016 | 506% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 39 | 1 | July 31, 2007 | 10% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 14 | 1 | January 31, 2024 | 16% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 409 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 236 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 0 | 4 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 2, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| June 25, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 22, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| May 26, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| May 26, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| May 26, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| January 31, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| August 11, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 30, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | 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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