City of Battle Creek

NPDES permit MI0022276 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2030-10-01 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-26

Keep this permit as a site — opens New site at EPA's facility point (42.3449, -85.2656); you set the radius.

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

0values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 13 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-08-31.

Reporting

Reports are due about 21 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

How strict are these limits?

Each concentration limit against the same limit in comparable permits. Where it appears more than once, its strictest value.

Limits in force (100)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum >= 4 mg/L all year
001pHdaily minimum >= 6.5 SU all year
001pHdaily maximum <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedmonthly average <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended7-day average <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedmonthly average <= 4500 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended7-day average <= 6800 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average <= 2 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average <= 6.5 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum report only May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average <= 300 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average <= 980 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum report only May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average = 1 mg/L all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximum report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average <= 150 lb/d all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximum report only all year
001Cyanide [A]monthly average = 15 ug/L all year
001Cyanide [A]daily maximum = 44 ug/L all year
001Cyanide [A]monthly average = 2.3 lb/d all year
001Cyanide [A]daily maximum = 6.6 lb/d all year
001Hexachlorocyclopentadienemonthly average report only all year
001Hexachlorocyclopentadienedaily maximum report only all year
001Hexachlorocyclopentadienemonthly average report only all year
001Hexachlorocyclopentadienedaily maximum report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly average report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum <= 38 ug/L all year
001Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)monthly average report only all year
001Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)daily maximum report only all year
001Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)monthly average report only all year
001Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)daily maximum report only all year
001Perfluorooctanesulfonatemonthly average report only all year
001Perfluorooctanesulfonatedaily maximum report only all year
001Perfluorooctanesulfonatemonthly average report only all year
001Perfluorooctanesulfonatedaily maximum report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly average report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximum report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly average report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximum report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]1D <= 4 ng/L all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]1D <= .0006 lb/d all year
001Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean <= 200 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal general7-day geometric mean <= 400 #/100mL all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average <= 20 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average <= 25 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum <= 30 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average <= 40 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average <= 3000 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average <= 3800 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average <= 4500 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average <= 6000 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removalminimum >= 85 % Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removaldaily minimum report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Solids, suspended percent removalminimum >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removaldaily minimum report only all year
SLDSolids, totalmonthly minimum report only all year
SLDSolids, totalmonthly average report only all year
SLDSolids, totalmonthly maximum report only all year
SLDArsenic, dry weightmonthly minimum report only all year
SLDArsenic, dry weightmonthly average report only all year
SLDArsenic, dry weightmonthly maximum <= 75 mg/kg all year
SLDSelenium, dry weightmonthly minimum report only all year
SLDSelenium, dry weightmonthly average report only all year
SLDSelenium, dry weightmonthly maximum <= 100 mg/kg all year
SLDCopper, dry weightmonthly minimum report only all year
SLDCopper, dry weightmonthly average report only all year
SLDCopper, dry weightmonthly maximum <= 4300 mg/kg all year
SLDCadmium, dry weightmonthly minimum report only all year
SLDCadmium, dry weightmonthly average report only all year
SLDCadmium, dry weightmonthly maximum <= 85 mg/kg all year
SLDNitrogen, total Kjeldahlmonthly minimum report only all year
SLDNitrogen, total Kjeldahlmonthly average report only all year
SLDNitrogen, total Kjeldahlmonthly maximum report only all year
SLDMolybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDMolybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]monthly average report only all year
SLDMolybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]monthly maximum <= 75 mg/kg all year
SLDZinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDZinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]monthly average report only all year
SLDZinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]monthly maximum <= 7500 mg/kg all year
SLDLead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDLead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]monthly average report only all year
SLDLead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]monthly maximum <= 840 mg/kg all year
SLDNickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDNickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]monthly average report only all year
SLDNickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]monthly maximum <= 420 mg/kg all year
SLDNitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDNitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]monthly average report only all year
SLDNitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]monthly maximum report only all year
SLDMercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDMercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]monthly average report only all year
SLDMercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]monthly maximum <= 57 mg/kg all year
SLDPotassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDPotassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]monthly average report only all year
SLDPotassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]monthly maximum report only all year
SLDPhosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]monthly minimum report only all year
SLDPhosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]monthly average report only all year
SLDPhosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]monthly maximum report only all year

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