Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0029386
WESTROCK CAL-BATTLE CREEK, Battle Creek, MI: NPDES MI0029386 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WESTROCK CAL-BATTLE CREEK, held by PCPC Incorporated, dba WestRock California, Inc., holds NPDES permit MI0029386, which discharges to Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2017 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 | WESTROCK CAL-BATTLE CREEK |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PCPC Incorporated, dba WestRock California, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | MI0029386 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 27, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Battle Creek, MI 49037 |
| Receiving water | Kalamazoo River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Harts Lake-Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 2 | 106 | 14 | February 28, 2021 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 54 | 7 | December 31, 2009 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 136 | 2 | January 31, 2002 | 77% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 99 | 1 | November 30, 2021 | 14% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 158 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, length of excursion | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thermal Discharge | 1 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| May 28, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| July 28, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| July 28, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| July 7, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 7, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| July 7, 2020 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| July 7, 2020 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
| April 17, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 1, 2017 | 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.