Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0020249
JACKSON CO UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 7C, Pascagoula, MS: NPDES MS0020249 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JACKSON CO UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 7C, held by JACKSON COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, PASCAGOULA POTW, holds NPDES permit MS0020249, which discharges to Pascagoula River. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2017 and expiring June 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 | JACKSON CO UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 7C |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JACKSON COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, PASCAGOULA POTW |
| NPDES ID | MS0020249 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 18, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Pascagoula, MS 39567 |
| Receiving water | PASCAGOULA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Lower West Pascagoula-Pascagoula Rivers (HUC 031700060303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 2 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2026 | 108% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 11 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 27% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 27% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 24, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 19, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2026 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| June 12, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 28, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | 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.