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City of Bronson

Sewage treatment plant, Bronson, Michigan. NPDES permit MI0020729, in force until Oct 1, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 7 times (last June 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 21 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (28 values), outfall SLD form L yearly (42 values)
Renewal application due
Apr 4, 2028 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 13 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
January 2026Coliform, fecal general, 7-day geometric mean831.8≤ 400 #/100mL108%
February 2026Coliform, fecal general, 7-day geometric mean909.4≤ 400 #/100mL127%
February 2026Coliform, fecal general, monthly geometric mean296.9≤ 200 #/100mL48%
February 2026Phosphorus, total [as P], monthly average.765≤ .5 mg/L53%
March 2026Coliform, fecal general, 7-day geometric mean752≤ 400 #/100mL88%
May 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum3.14≤ 2 mg/L57%
June 2026Oxygen, dissolved [DO], daily minimum6.7≥ 7 mg/L4%

Limits in force (95)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 6 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 7 mg/LMay–Sep001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 20 mg/LApr–Sep001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 22 mg/LOct, Nov001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 45 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 30 mg/LApr–Sep001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 33 mg/LOct, Nov001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 130 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 83 lb/dApr–Sep001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 82 lb/dOct, Nov001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 190 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 130 lb/dApr–Sep001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 140 lb/dOct, Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ .5 mg/LMay–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 2.1 mg/LOct, Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 2 mg/LMay–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 5.5 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 2.1 lb/dMay–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7-day average≤ 42 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7-day average≤ 8.8 lb/dOct, Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7-day average≤ 8.3 lb/dMay–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7-day average≤ 23 lb/dApr001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly maximumreport only (lb/mo)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]annual maximum≤ 770 lb/yrall year001
Chloride [as Cl]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Sulfate, total [as SO4]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)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
Perfluorooctanesulfonatedaily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year001
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year001
Coliform, fecal general7-day geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 4 mg/LApr–Sep001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 20 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 7 mg/LOct, Nov001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/LApr–Sep001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 30 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 11 mg/LOct, Nov001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 17 lb/dApr–Sep001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 83 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 29 lb/dOct, Nov001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 42 lb/dApr–Sep001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 130 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 46 lb/dOct, Nov001
Solids, suspended percent removalminimum≥ 85 %Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Solids, suspended percent removaldaily minimumreport only (%)Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec001
Solids, totalmonthly minimumreport only (%)all yearSLD
Solids, totalmonthly averagereport only (%)all yearSLD
Solids, totalmonthly maximumreport only (%)all yearSLD
Arsenic, dry weightmonthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Arsenic, dry weightmonthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Arsenic, dry weightmonthly maximum≤ 75 mg/kgall yearSLD
Selenium, dry weightmonthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Selenium, dry weightmonthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Selenium, dry weightmonthly maximum≤ 100 mg/kgall yearSLD
Copper, dry weightmonthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Copper, dry weightmonthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Copper, dry weightmonthly maximum≤ 4300 mg/kgall yearSLD
Cadmium, dry weightmonthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Cadmium, dry weightmonthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Cadmium, dry weightmonthly maximum≤ 85 mg/kgall yearSLD
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahlmonthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahlmonthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahlmonthly maximumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]monthly maximum≤ 75 mg/kgall yearSLD
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]monthly maximum≤ 7500 mg/kgall yearSLD
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]monthly maximum≤ 840 mg/kgall yearSLD
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]monthly maximum≤ 420 mg/kgall yearSLD
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]monthly maximumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]monthly maximum≤ 57 mg/kgall yearSLD
Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Potassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]monthly maximumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]monthly minimumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD
Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]monthly maximumreport only (mg/kg)all yearSLD

New limits from Sep 1, 2028

ParameterNew limitFromNew or tighterMedian, last 12 months× new limit
Perfluorooctanesulfonate, monthly average12 ng/LSep 1, 2028new——
Perfluorooctanesulfonate, monthly average0.00005 lb/dSep 1, 2028new——
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum5.5 mg/L (Apr)Oct 1, 2028tighter——
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum2.1 mg/L (Oct, Nov)Oct 1, 2028tighter——
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average13 lb/d (Apr)Oct 1, 2028tighter——
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average8.3 lb/d (Oct, Nov)Oct 1, 2028tighter——

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