NPDES MS0021733 · Clean Water Act
SAND CREEK WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, SAND CREEK POTW, Saltillo, MS: NPDES MS0021733 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
SAND CREEK WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, SAND CREEK POTW, Saltillo, Mississippi: Individual permit MS0021733, held by SALTILLO POTW; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued September 29, 2014, term to August 31, 2019, by MDEQ; discharges to DIRECTLY INTO SAND CREEK.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 12 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 317% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 39 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 1,125% over the limit.
- Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 360% over the limit.
- E. coli: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 608% over the limit.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2019, largest 301% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 114% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 135% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 5,111% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 493% over the limit.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 395% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 60% over the limit.
- %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 50% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2019, largest 19% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2008.
- Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2019, largest 126% over the limit.
- %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2026, largest 26% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2015, largest 200% over the limit.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 60 violations of any kind.
- Sludge settleability 30 minute: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- March 13, 2019: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
Mississippi holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 13 were issued before MS0021733.
Coverages issued nearest MS0021733
- 2012-10-30: NEW ALBANY POTW, New Albany: MS0020044
- 2013-12-11: ROXIE POTW, Roxie: MS0024830
- 2014-05-05: DURANT POTW, Durant: MS0048127
- 2014-07-18: PONTOTOC, CITY OF, ACTIVATED SLUDGE FACILITY, Pontotoc: MS0058581, held by PONTOTOC, CITY OF, ACTIVATED SLUDGE FACILITY
- 2014-08-25: ABERDEEN POTW, EAST, Aberdeen: MS0055581
- 2014-10-01: WINSTONVILLE POTW, Winstonville: MS0026450
- 2014-10-02: WOODLAND POTW, Woodland: MS0051985
- 2014-11-03: BRUCE POTW, Bruce: MS0042129
- 2014-11-05: OKOLONA POTW - SOUTH, Okolona: MS0025631, held by OKOLONA POTW, SOUTH
- 2014-11-14: PLANTERSVILLE POTW, Plantersville: MS0020940
SAND CREEK WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, SAND CREEK POTW among its neighbors
4 discharge permits are in the Brock Creek-Sand Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601020106); MS0021733 is one. Its county: 85, 2 major; MS0021733 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Brock Creek-Sand Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601020106)
- GUNTOWN POTW, Guntown: MS0023655, minor, term to 2012-12-31
- LIBERTY TIRE RECYCLING LLC, Saltillo: MSR002534, minor, term to 2025-11-30
- NORTH LEE COUNTY WATER ASSOCIATION, NORTH LEE WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, Saltillo: MSR109215, minor, term to 2027-01-31
Identity
| Facility | SAND CREEK WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, SAND CREEK POTW |
|---|---|
| Permittee | SALTILLO POTW |
| NPDES ID | MS0021733 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 29, 2014 |
| Expires | August 31, 2019 |
| Agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Saltillo, MS 38866 |
| Receiving water | DIRECTLY INTO SAND CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Brock Creek-Sand Creek (HUC 031601020106) |
NPDES MS0021733: effluent limits and exceedances
SAND CREEK WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, SAND CREEK POTW (NPDES MS0021733): 19 pollutants on file, 16 limited; 19 with a violation of any kind, 17 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 50 | 42 | September 30, 2023 | 317% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 47 | 39 | September 30, 2023 | 1,125% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 35 | 33 | September 30, 2018 | 360% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 12 | 10 | June 30, 2026 | 608% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 11 | 9 | December 31, 2019 | 301% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 68 | 8 | June 30, 2024 | 114% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 15 | 7 | September 30, 2020 | 135% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 6 | March 31, 2021 | 5,111% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 6 | September 30, 2023 | 493% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 7 | 6 | September 30, 2023 | 395% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 7 | 4 | September 30, 2023 | 60% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 50% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2019 | 19% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2008 | |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2019 | 126% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 26% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2015 | 200% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 2 | 0 |
NPDES MS0021733: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES MS0021733: 1 single-event violation
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
NPDES MS0021733 (SAND CREEK WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, SAND CREEK POTW): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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Permits near NPDES MS0021733
NPDES MS0021733: 19 pollutant rows, 1 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.