Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0095681
WICHITA #3 WASTEWATER PLANT (WWTP), Wichita, KS: NPDES KS0095681 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WICHITA #3 WASTEWATER PLANT (WWTP), held by WICHITA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit KS0095681, which discharges to Cowskin Cr (1103001314). EPA’s file records it issued October 1, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022. 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 | WICHITA #3 WASTEWATER PLANT (WWTP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WICHITA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | KS0095681 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Wichita, KS 67227 |
| Receiving water | Cowskin Cr (1103001314) |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Cowskin Creek (HUC 110300130102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 28With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 52 | 21 | 4 | December 31, 2022 | 66% over the limit |
| E. coli | 6 | 12 | 1 | September 30, 2012 | 71% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 81 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 50 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 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 KS0095681.
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.