Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0020176
LAUREL POTW NUMBER 2, Laurel, MS: NPDES MS0020176 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAUREL POTW NUMBER 2, held by LAUREL POTW, NUMBER 2, holds NPDES permit MS0020176, which discharges to Dir Into Tallahala Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 27, 2020 and expiring June 30, 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 | LAUREL POTW NUMBER 2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAUREL POTW, NUMBER 2 |
| NPDES ID | MS0020176 |
| 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 | July 27, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Laurel, MS 39440 |
| Receiving water | DIR INTO TALLAHALA CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Mill Creek-Tallahala Creek (HUC 031700050208) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 16 | 16 | June 30, 2008 | 320% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 6 | 6 | August 31, 2013 | 413% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2013 | 72% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2012 | 28% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 7% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2014 | 45% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 100% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 23, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 24, 2026 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| June 18, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.