Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MIS111938
BALLINGER INDUSTRIES LLC, Homer, MI: NPDES MIS111938 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BALLINGER INDUSTRIES LLC, held by Amsted Rail Company, Inc. - Homer Facility, holds NPDES permit MIS111938, which discharges to South Branch Kalamazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2017 and expiring April 1, 2021. 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 | BALLINGER INDUSTRIES LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. - Homer Facility |
| NPDES ID | MIS111938 |
| 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, 2017 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy |
| Address | Homer, MI 49245 |
| Receiving water | South Branch Kalamazoo River |
| Subwatershed | Riverside Cemetery-South Branch Kalamazoo River (HUC 040500030206) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MIS111938.
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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2024 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| September 16, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | 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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