Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0059056
LANSING BWL-REO TOWN PLANT, Lansing, MI: NPDES MI0059056 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LANSING BWL-REO TOWN PLANT, held by Lansing Board of Water and Light, holds NPDES permit MI0059056, which discharges to Red Cedar River. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2019 and expiring October 1, 2023. 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 | LANSING BWL-REO TOWN PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lansing Board of Water and Light |
| NPDES ID | MI0059056 |
| 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 | May 31, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lansing, MI 48912 |
| Receiving water | Red Cedar River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Herron Creek-Red Cedar River (HUC 040500040508) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 48 | 2 | November 30, 2017 | 610% over the limit |
| Oxidants, total residual | 3 | 33 | 2 | December 31, 2022 | 300% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 393 | 1 | September 30, 2022 | 46% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 118 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Bromine, reported as the element | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Bromoform | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 34 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | 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.