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United States Steel Corporation

Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills, major discharger, River Rouge, Michigan. NPDES permit MI0026786 expired Oct 1, 2023; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 1 of 99 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 21 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (16 values), outfall 002 form A monthly (16 values), outfall 003 form A monthly (14 values), outfall 005 form A monthly (7 values), outfall 007 form A monthly (12 values), outfall 008 form A monthly (25 values), and 3 more forms
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 108 reports late

Limits in force (142)

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
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall 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
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 38 ug/Lall year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (ng/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 2 ng/Lall year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .0004 lb/dall year001
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year002
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year002
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year002
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year002
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
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 38 ug/Lall 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/d)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 2 ng/Lall year002
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .0002 lb/dall year002
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year002
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year003
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year003
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 38 ug/Lall year003
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 2.2 lb/dall 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
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 38 ug/Lall 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/d)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 44 ng/Lall year003
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .0026 lb/dall year003
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year003
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year005
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year005
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year005
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year007
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year007
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 38 ug/Lall year007
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (ng/L)all year007
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year007
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year007
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year007
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 3 ng/Lall year007
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .00003 lb/dall year007
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year007
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year008
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year008
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year008
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year008
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year008
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year008
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year008
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year008
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year008
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year008
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year008
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year008
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year008
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 250 lb/dall year008
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 390 lb/dall year008
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 390 lb/dall year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 830 lb/dall year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 1200 lb/dall year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 1200 lb/dall year008
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year008
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 650 lb/dall year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 44 lb/dall year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 1850 lb/dall year008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 130 lb/dall year008
Cyanide, total [as CN]monthly average≤ 13 lb/dall year008
Cyanide, total [as CN]monthly average≤ 13 lb/dall year008
Cyanide, total [as CN]daily maximum≤ 26 lb/dall year008
Cyanide, total [as CN]daily maximum≤ 26 lb/dall year008
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year008
Lead, total [as Pb]monthly average≤ 1.3 lb/dall year008
Lead, total [as Pb]monthly average≤ 1.3 lb/dall year008
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximum≤ 3.9 lb/dall year008
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximum≤ 3.9 lb/dall year008
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year008
Zinc, total [as Zn]monthly average≤ 2 lb/dall year008
Zinc, total [as Zn]monthly average≤ 2 lb/dall year008
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 5.9 lb/dall year008
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 5.9 lb/dall year008
Cyanide [A]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year008
Phenolsdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Phenolsmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year008
Phenolsmonthly average≤ .44 lb/dall year008
Phenolsmonthly average≤ 6.3 lb/dall year008
Phenolsdaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year008
Phenolsdaily maximum≤ 1.8 lb/dall year008
Phenolsdaily maximum≤ 12.6 lb/dall year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year008
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 38 ug/Lall year008
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 2.2 lb/dall year008
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 2.2 lb/dall year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (ng/L)all year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ 3 ng/Lall year008
Mercury, total [as Hg]12-month average≤ .0025 lb/dall year008
Outfall observation,visual, y/n responsevaluereport only (N=0;Y=1)all year008

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Michigan's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 9 Primary Metal Industries permits in Michigan.

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