Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0037451
HILLSHIRE BRANDS-ZEELAND, Zeeland, MI: NPDES MI0037451 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HILLSHIRE BRANDS-ZEELAND, held by The Hillshire Brands Company, holds NPDES permit MI0037451, which discharges to Dewitt Drain. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2023 and expiring October 1, 2026. 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 | HILLSHIRE BRANDS-ZEELAND |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | The Hillshire Brands Company |
| NPDES ID | MI0037451 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 31, 2023 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Zeeland, MI 49464 |
| Receiving water | Dewitt Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Pigeon River (HUC 040500020302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 17 | 13 | March 31, 2023 | 1,275% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 20 | 12 | April 30, 2026 | 310% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 6 | 3 | May 31, 2018 | 32,795% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2026 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2007 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 10 | 1 | May 31, 2017 | 13% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | 80% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, choice of species | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Static 48 Hr Chronic Pimphales Promelas | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 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
- 36Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 15, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 28, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 23, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 16, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| September 19, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 17, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 17, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| October 17, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 17, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 10, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| August 24, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| August 24, 2023 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 9, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| August 4, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 11, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| July 15, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| December 14, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| March 8, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| December 11, 2019 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| December 11, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 11, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 11, 2019 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| January 30, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 30, 2019 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| January 24, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 24, 2018 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 20, 2017 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| May 9, 2017 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 9, 2017 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 7, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 7, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| February 15, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 28, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | 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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