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Paper Mills, major discharger, Otsego, Michigan. NPDES permit MI0003824 expired Oct 1, 2025; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | monthly average | report only (deg F) | all year |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | report only (deg F) | all year |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | daily minimum | ≥ 3 mg/L | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 3000 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 6200 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 3500 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 7000 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 4300 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 8800 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 5200 lb/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 9600 lb/d | all year |
| pH | daily minimum | ≥ 6.5 SU | all year |
| pH | daily maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 5000 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 9900 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 5700 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 11000 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 7100 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 14000 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly maximum | ≤ 8500 lb/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 17000 lb/d | all year |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | May–Sep |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | monthly average | ≤ 8 lb/d | all year |
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Production divided by days operated mo. | daily maximum | report only (ton/d) | all year |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | monthly average | report only (ng/L) | all year |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 12-month average | ≤ 24 ng/L | all year |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 12-month average | ≤ .0007 lb/d | all year |
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | value | report only (N=0;Y=1) | all year |
Cited limits by parameter: Michigan's rules and the federal ones.
Same industry: the 12 Paper and Allied Products permits in Michigan.
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