Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0058997
ALPENA BIOREFINERY, Alpena, MI: NPDES MI0058997 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALPENA BIOREFINERY, held by American Process Incorporated, holds NPDES permit MI0058997. EPA’s file records it issued April 30, 2012 and expiring October 1, 2016. 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 | ALPENA BIOREFINERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | American Process Incorporated |
| NPDES ID | MI0058997 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 30, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Alpena, MI 49707 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Grass Creek-Frontal Lake Huron (HUC 040700030309) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 12 | 12 | June 30, 2022 | 400% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2014 | 45% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 5 | 5 | September 30, 2022 | 200% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2022 | 15% over the limit |
| Toxicity, choice of species | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 23% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 68 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Spectrus CT 1300 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide [A] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 20, 2019 | 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 14, 2026.