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Plastics Materials And Resins, major discharger, Wyandotte, Michigan. NPDES permit MI0000540 expired Oct 1, 2017; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 450 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 21 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (10 values), outfall 002 form A monthly (14 values), outfall 003 form A monthly (14 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 144 required values missing, 0 of 36 reports late

Limits in force (284)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimumreport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 250 lb/qtrall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 680 lb/qtrall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 320 lb/qtrall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 1040 lb/qtrall year001
Cyanide, total [as CN]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Nickel, total [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Carbon tetrachloridemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Carbon tetrachloridedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Carbon tetrachloridemonthly average≤ .804 lb/qtrJan001
Carbon tetrachloridedaily maximum≤ 2.15 lb/qtrJan001
1,2-Dichloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2-Dichloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2-Dichloroethanemonthly average≤ 1.01 lb/qtrJan001
1,2-Dichloroethanedaily maximum≤ 3.25 lb/qtrJan001
Chloroformmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chloroformdaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chloroformmonthly average≤ .629 lb/qtrJan001
Chloroformdaily maximum≤ 1.84 lb/qtrJan001
Toluenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Toluenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Toluenemonthly average≤ .16 lb/qtrJan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Toluenedaily maximum≤ .42 lb/qtrJan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Benzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzenemonthly average≤ .32 lb/qtrJan001
Benzenedaily maximum≤ .759 lb/qtrJan001
Acenaphthylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Acenaphthylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Acenaphthylenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Acenaphthylenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Acenaphthenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Acenaphthenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Acenaphthenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Acenaphthenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Acrylonitrilemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Acrylonitriledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Acrylonitrilemonthly average≤ .53 lb/qtrJan001
Acrylonitriledaily maximum≤ 1.31 lb/qtrJan001
Anthracenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Anthracenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Anthracenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Anthracenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Benzo[k]fluoranthenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzo[k]fluoranthenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzo[k]fluoranthenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Benzo[k]fluoranthenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Benzo[a]pyrenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzo[a]pyrenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzo[a]pyrenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Benzo[a]pyrenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Chlorobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chlorobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chlorobenzenemonthly average≤ .804 lb/qtrJan001
Chlorobenzenedaily maximum≤ 2.15 lb/qtrJan001
Chrysenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chrysenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chrysenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Chrysenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Diethyl phthalatemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Diethyl phthalatedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Diethyl phthalatemonthly average≤ .26 lb/qtrJan001
Diethyl phthalatedaily maximum≤ .64 lb/qtrJan001
Dimethyl phthalatemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Dimethyl phthalatedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Dimethyl phthalatemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Dimethyl phthalatedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Ethylbenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Ethylbenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Ethylbenzenemonthly average≤ .804 lb/qtrJan001
Ethylbenzenedaily maximum≤ 1.81 lb/qtrJan001
Fluoranthenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Fluoranthenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Fluoranthenemonthly average≤ .12 lb/qtrJan001
Fluoranthenedaily maximum≤ .16 lb/qtrJan001
Fluorenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Fluorenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Fluorenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Fluorenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Hexachloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Hexachloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Hexachloroethanemonthly average≤ 1.11 lb/qtrJan001
Hexachloroethanedaily maximum≤ 1.19 lb/qtrJan001
Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]monthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]monthly average≤ .623 lb/qtrJan001
Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]daily maximum≤ 1.67 lb/qtrJan001
Methylene chloridemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Methylene chloridedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Methylene chloridemonthly average≤ .2 lb/qtrJan001
Methylene chloridedaily maximum≤ .963 lb/qtrJan001
Nitrobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Nitrobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Nitrobenzenemonthly average≤ 12.67 lb/qtrJan001
Nitrobenzenedaily maximum≤ 11.89 lb/qtrJan001
Phenanthrenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Phenanthrenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Phenanthrenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Phenanthrenedaily maximum≤ .062 lb/qtrJan001
Pyrenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Pyrenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Pyrenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Pyrenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Tetrachloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Tetrachloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Tetrachloroethylenemonthly average≤ .29 lb/qtrJan001
Tetrachloroethylenedaily maximum≤ .929 lb/qtrJan001
1,1-Dichloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1-Dichloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1-Dichloroethanemonthly average≤ .12 lb/qtrJan001
1,1-Dichloroethanedaily maximum≤ .33 lb/qtrJan001
1,1-Dichloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1-Dichloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1-Dichloroethylenemonthly average≤ .12 lb/qtrJan001
1,1-Dichloroethylenedaily maximum≤ .34 lb/qtrJan001
1,1,1-Trichloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1,1-Trichloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1,1-Trichloroethanemonthly average≤ .12 lb/qtrJan001
1,1,1-Trichloroethanedaily maximum≤ .33 lb/qtrJan001
1,1,2-Trichloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1,2-Trichloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,1,2-Trichloroethanemonthly average≤ .18 lb/qtrJan001
1,1,2-Trichloroethanedaily maximum≤ .719 lb/qtrJan001
Benzo[a]anthracenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzo[a]anthracenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Benzo[a]anthracenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Benzo[a]anthracenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
1,2-Dichlorobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2-Dichlorobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2-Dichlorobenzenemonthly average≤ 1.11 lb/qtrJan001
1,2-Dichlorobenzenedaily maximum≤ 1.36 lb/qtrJan001
1,2-Dichloropropanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2-Dichloropropanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2-Dichloropropanemonthly average≤ 1.11 lb/qtrJan001
1,2-Dichloropropanedaily maximum≤ 4.5 lb/qtrJan001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenemonthly average≤ .14 lb/qtrJan001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenedaily maximum≤ .37 lb/qtrJan001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenemonthly average≤ 1.11 lb/qtrJan001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenedaily maximum≤ 4.5 lb/qtrJan001
1,3-Dichlorobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,3-Dichlorobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,3-Dichlorobenzenemonthly average≤ .804 lb/qtrJan001
1,3-Dichlorobenzenedaily maximum≤ 1.13 lb/qtrJan001
1,4-Dichlorobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,4-Dichlorobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,4-Dichlorobenzenemonthly average≤ .804 lb/qtrJan001
1,4-Dichlorobenzenedaily maximum≤ 1.19 lb/qtrJan001
2-Nitrophenolmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
2-Nitrophenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
2-Nitrophenolmonthly average≤ .37 lb/qtrJan001
2-Nitrophenoldaily maximum≤ 1.31 lb/qtrJan001
2,4-Dimethylphenolmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
2,4-Dimethylphenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
2,4-Dimethylphenolmonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
2,4-Dimethylphenoldaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
2,4-Dinitrophenolmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
2,4-Dinitrophenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
2,4-Dinitrophenolmonthly maximum≤ 6.835 lb/qtrJan001
2,4-Dinitrophenoldaily maximum≤ 1.53 lb/qtrJan001
4-Nitrophenolmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
4-Nitrophenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
4-Nitrophenolmonthly average≤ .917 lb/qtrJan001
4-Nitrophenoldaily maximum≤ 3.26 lb/qtrJan001
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresolmaximum monthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresolmaximum monthly average≤ .44 lb/dJan001
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresoldaily maximum≤ 1.57 lb/dJan001
Naphthalenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Naphthalenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Naphthalenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Naphthalenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Ethylbenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Ethylbenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Ethylbenzenemonthly average≤ .804 lb/dJan001
Ethylbenzenedaily maximum≤ 1.81 lb/dJan001
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]monthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]monthly average≤ .54 lb/qtrJan001
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]daily maximum≤ 1.46 lb/qtrJan001
Di-n-butyl phthalatemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Di-n-butyl phthalatedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Di-n-butyl phthalatemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Di-n-butyl phthalatedaily maximum≤ .24 lb/qtrJan001
Vinyl chloridemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Vinyl chloridedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Vinyl chloridemonthly average≤ .55 lb/qtrJan001
Vinyl chloridedaily maximum≤ .974 lb/qtrJan001
Trichloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Trichloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Trichloroethylenemonthly average≤ .15 lb/qtrJan001
Trichloroethylenedaily maximum≤ .39 lb/qtrJan001
Hexachlorobenzenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Hexachlorobenzenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Hexachlorobenzenemonthly average≤ .000002 lb/qtrJan001
Hexachlorobenzenedaily maximum≤ 4.5 lb/qtrJan001
Hexachlorobutadienemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Hexachlorobutadienedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Hexachlorobutadienemonthly average≤ .00031 lb/qtrJan001
Hexachlorobutadienedaily maximum≤ .085 lb/qtrJan001
Phenolsmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Phenolsdaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Phenolsmonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
Phenolsdaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
1,3-Dichloropropylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,3-Dichloropropylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
1,3-Dichloropropylenemonthly average≤ 1.11 lb/qtrJan001
1,3-Dichloropropylenedaily maximum≤ .91 lb/qtrJan001
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (ng/L)Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/qtr)Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/qtr)Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 4 ng/LJan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .0004 lb/qtrJan, Apr, Jul, Oct001
3,4-Benzofluoranthenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
3,4-Benzofluoranthenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
3,4-Benzofluoranthenemonthly average≤ .11 lb/qtrJan001
3,4-Benzofluoranthenedaily maximum≤ .27 lb/qtrJan001
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year001
Chloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)Jan001
Chloroethanemonthly average≤ .623 lb/qtrJan001
Chloroethanedaily maximum≤ 1.67 lb/qtrJan001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year002
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year002
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimumreport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep002
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year002
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (ng/L)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/qtr)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/qtr)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 8 ng/Lall year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .00057 lb/qtrall year002
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year002
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year003
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year003
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimumreport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep003
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year003
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (ng/L)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/qtr)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/qtr)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 17 ng/Lall year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .0013 lb/qtrall year003
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year003
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year003

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