Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MI0060280
GREG ORCHARDS LLC, Benton Harbor, MI: NPDES MI0060280 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GREG ORCHARDS LLC, held by Greg Orchards, holds NPDES permit MI0060280, which discharges to Blue Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2021 and expiring October 1, 2025. 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 | GREG ORCHARDS LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Greg Orchards |
| NPDES ID | MI0060280 |
| 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 29, 2021 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Benton Harbor, MI 49022 |
| Receiving water | Blue Creek |
| Subwatershed | Blue Creek-Paw Paw River (HUC 040500012508) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 21 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Carbon disulfide | 4 | 21 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, choice of species | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Static 48 Hr Chronic Pimphales Promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 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
- 16Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 4, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| October 4, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| October 4, 2022 | Failure to eliminate or relocate industrial stormwater outfalls from identified sensitive areas | ST6 |
| October 4, 2022 | Other noncompliance related to industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
| September 28, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| September 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| September 21, 2021 | 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.