Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIG640227
BROWN CITY WTP, Brown City, MI: NPDES MIG640227 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BROWN CITY WTP, held by City of Brown City, holds NPDES permit MIG640227, which discharges to Lapeer And Sanilac Drain. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2015 and expiring April 1, 2020. 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 | BROWN CITY WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Brown City |
| NPDES ID | MIG640227 |
| 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 | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 29, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Brown City, MI 48416 |
| Receiving water | Lapeer and Sanilac Drain |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lapeer and Sanilac Drain-Elk Creek (HUC 040900010105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 333 | 25 | July 31, 2026 | 240% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 325 | 15 | November 30, 2024 | 233% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 317 | 9 | April 30, 2026 | 1,800% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 308 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 4 | 308 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 30, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 6, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 14, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 24, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 20, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 1, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.