Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG580208
FORSYTH TWP WWSL, Gwinn, MI: NPDES MIG580208 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORSYTH TWP WWSL, held by Forsyth Township, holds NPDES permit MIG580208, which discharges to Escanaba River. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2019 and expiring April 1, 2024. 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 | FORSYTH TWP WWSL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Forsyth Township |
| NPDES ID | MIG580208 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 18, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Gwinn, MI 49841 |
| Receiving water | Escanaba River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wilson Creek-Escanaba River (HUC 040301100301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 56 | 2 | May 31, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 54 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 15 | 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
- 29Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 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 |
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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