Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0079243
UNIVERSITY PARK (WWTP), Manhattan, KS: NPDES KS0079243 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
UNIVERSITY PARK (WWTP), held by UNIV. PARK SEWER BENEFIT DIST, holds NPDES permit KS0079243, which discharges to Tuttle Creek Lake (Lm021001). EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025. 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 | UNIVERSITY PARK (WWTP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UNIV. PARK SEWER BENEFIT DIST |
| NPDES ID | KS0079243 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Manhattan, KS 66503 |
| Receiving water | Tuttle Creek Lake (LM021001) |
| Subwatershed | Big Blue River-Tuttle Creek Lake (HUC 102702050703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 6 | 127 | 127 | April 30, 2026 | 777% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 49 | 49 | March 31, 2026 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 48 | 44 | 44 | May 31, 2026 | 258% over the limit |
| E. coli | 24 | 33 | 33 | January 31, 2026 | 6,025% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 13 | 13 | March 31, 2026 | 143% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 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 KS0079243.
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.