Buena Vista Charter Township

NPDES permit MI0022497 · Major POTW · administratively continued, expires 2023-10-01 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2023-10-01 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

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

11values over a limit
2required values missing, on 2 form(s)
2of 12 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal (4), Solids, total suspended (3), Solids, suspended percent removal (2).

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).

Limits in force (83)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 3 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN = 4 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001pHDAILY MN >= 6.5 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 550 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 830 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG = 15 mg/L Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG = 280 lb/d Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG <= 18 lb/d all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= 38 ug/L all year
001Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MX <= 1 tox acute all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]MO AVG report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]DAILY MX report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]MO AVG report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]DAILY MX report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]1D <= 6 ng/L all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]1D <= .00011 lb/d all year
001Coliform, fecal generalMO GEOMN <= 200 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal general7 DA GEO <= 400 #/100mL all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG = 25 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG = 17 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG = 40 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX = 25 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG = 460 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG = 310 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG = 730 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG = 460 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
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 MN report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Solids, suspended percent removalMINIMUM >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalDAILY MN report only all year
001TU Static 24 Hr Acute Pimephales promelasDAILY MX <= 1 tox acute all year
SLDSolids, totalMO MIN report only all year
SLDSolids, totalMO AVG report only all year
SLDSolids, totalMO MAX report only all year
SLDArsenic, dry weightMO MIN report only all year
SLDArsenic, dry weightMO AVG report only all year
SLDArsenic, dry weightMO MAX <= 75 mg/kg all year
SLDSelenium, dry weightMO MIN report only all year
SLDSelenium, dry weightMO AVG report only all year
SLDSelenium, dry weightMO MAX <= 100 mg/kg all year
SLDCopper, dry weightMO MIN report only all year
SLDCopper, dry weightMO AVG report only all year
SLDCopper, dry weightMO MAX <= 4300 mg/kg all year
SLDCadmium, dry weightMO MIN report only all year
SLDCadmium, dry weightMO AVG report only all year
SLDCadmium, dry weightMO MAX <= 85 mg/kg all year
SLDNitrogen, total KjeldahlMO MIN report only all year
SLDNitrogen, total KjeldahlMO AVG report only all year
SLDNitrogen, total KjeldahlMO MAX report only all year
SLDMolybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]MO MIN report only all year
SLDMolybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]MO AVG report only all year
SLDMolybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]MO MAX <= 75 mg/kg all year
SLDZinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]MO MIN report only all year
SLDZinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]MO AVG report only all year
SLDZinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]MO MAX <= 7500 mg/kg all year
SLDLead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]MO MIN report only all year
SLDLead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]MO AVG report only all year
SLDLead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]MO MAX <= 840 mg/kg all year
SLDNickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]MO MIN report only all year
SLDNickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]MO AVG report only all year
SLDNickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]MO MAX <= 420 mg/kg all year
SLDNitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]MO MIN report only all year
SLDNitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]MO AVG report only all year
SLDNitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]MO MAX report only all year
SLDMercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]MO MIN report only all year
SLDMercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]MO AVG report only all year
SLDMercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]MO MAX <= 57 mg/kg all year
SLDPotassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]MO MIN report only all year
SLDPotassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]MO AVG report only all year
SLDPotassium, sludge, total, dry weight [as K]MO MAX report only all year
SLDPhosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]MO MIN report only all year
SLDPhosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]MO AVG report only all year
SLDPhosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]MO MAX report only all year

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