Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0095923
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF (NEW PLANT) (WWTP), Fort Scott, KS: NPDES KS0095923 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF (NEW PLANT) (WWTP), held by FORT SCOTT, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit KS0095923, which discharges to Marmaton R (102901047). EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2019 and expiring February 29, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FORT SCOTT, CITY OF (NEW PLANT) (WWTP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FORT SCOTT, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | KS0095923 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | February 29, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Fort Scott, KS 66701 |
| Receiving water | Marmaton R (102901047) |
| Subwatershed | Wolverine Creek-Marmaton River (HUC 102901040303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 29With 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 | 12 | 43 | 22 | July 31, 2026 | 225% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 54 | 39 | 18 | January 31, 2024 | 2,123% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 26 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | |
| E. coli | 74 | 20 | 5 | May 31, 2026 | 191% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 52 | 20 | 4 | January 31, 2024 | 200% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 14 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 12 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 4 | 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 KS0095923.
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 15, 2026.