Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG580400
BARAGA WWSL, Baraga, MI: NPDES MIG580400 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BARAGA WWSL, held by Village of Baraga, holds NPDES permit MIG580400, which discharges to Hazel Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2019 and expiring April 1, 2024. 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 | BARAGA WWSL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of Baraga |
| NPDES ID | MIG580400 |
| 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 | August 20, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Baraga, MI 49908 |
| Receiving water | Hazel Creek |
| Subwatershed | Little Carp River-Frontal Keweenaw Bay (HUC 040201050601) |
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 34 | 5 | October 31, 2023 | 28% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 55 | 3 | October 31, 2025 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 53 | 1 | June 30, 2021 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 3 | 3 | 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
- 20Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| October 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 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 |
| April 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| July 19, 2019 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| May 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 21, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.