Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0039128
ATCHISON, CITY OF (WWTP), Atchison, KS: NPDES KS0039128 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ATCHISON, CITY OF (WWTP), held by ATCHISON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit KS0039128, which discharges to Missouri R (1024001111). EPA’s file records it issued December 7, 2023 and expiring December 31, 2028. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ATCHISON, CITY OF (WWTP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ATCHISON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | KS0039128 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 7, 2023 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Atchison, KS 66002 |
| Receiving water | Missouri R (1024001111) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lewis and Clark Lake-Missouri River (HUC 102400110301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 3With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 16 | 16 | January 31, 2025 | 193% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 13 | 13 | January 31, 2024 | 251% over the limit |
| E. coli | 26 | 6 | 3 | September 30, 2017 | 299% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KS0039128.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.