NPDES MS0024601 · Clean Water Act
LEXINGTON POTW, Lexington, MS: NPDES MS0024601 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
LEXINGTON POTW, Lexington, Mississippi: Individual permit MS0024601; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 7, 2020, term to April 30, 2025, by MDEQ; discharges to BLACK CREEK.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 246% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 500% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2019, largest 52% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 129% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021, largest 860% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 32 violations of any kind.
- pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
Mississippi holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 299 were issued before MS0024601.
Coverages issued nearest MS0024601
- 2020-03-18: WEST RANKIN UTILITY AUTHORITY WWTF, Richland: MS0061743, held by WEST RANKIN UTILITY AUTHORITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
- 2020-03-24: WINONA POTW, Winona: MS0021024
- 2020-03-26: ROSEDALE POTW, Rosedale: MS0020630
- 2020-05-01: DCRUA, JOHNSON CREEK WWTF, Walls: MS0061271, held by DESOTO CO REGIONAL UTILITY AUTH, JOHNSON CREEK WWTF
- 2020-05-06: PRCUA AIRPORT ROAD POTW, Picayune: MS0042161, held by PEARL RIVER COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, PRCUA AIRPORT ROAD POTW
- 2020-05-07: SHAW POTW, Shaw: MS0024953
- 2020-05-11: LURAND UTILITY DISTRICT, Clarksdale: MS0045080
- 2020-05-18: FLORA POTW, Flora: MS0025119
- 2020-06-19: FOREST POTW, Forest: MS0020362
- 2020-06-29: STONEWALL POTW, Stonewall: MS0040151
LEXINGTON POTW among its neighbors
2 discharge permits are in the Gourdvine Creek-Black Creek subwatershed (HUC 080302060506); MS0024601 is one. Its county: 25, 0 major; MS0024601 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Gourdvine Creek-Black Creek subwatershed (HUC 080302060506)
- SALVATION ARMY, THE, CAMP HIDDEN LAKE, Lexington: MS0058301, minor, term to 2022-07-31
Identity
| Facility | LEXINGTON POTW |
|---|---|
| Permittee | LEXINGTON POTW |
| NPDES ID | MS0024601 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 7, 2020 |
| Expires | April 30, 2025 |
| Agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Lexington, MS 39095 |
| Receiving water | BLACK CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Gourdvine Creek-Black Creek (HUC 080302060506) |
NPDES MS0024601: effluent limits and exceedances
LEXINGTON POTW (NPDES MS0024601): 13 pollutants on file, 12 limited; 13 with a violation of any kind, 5 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 11 | 8 | December 31, 2025 | 246% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 4 | December 31, 2014 | 500% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 35 | 3 | December 31, 2019 | 52% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 35 | 3 | December 31, 2015 | 129% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2021 | 860% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 |
NPDES MS0024601: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES MS0024601 (LEXINGTON POTW): no single-event violation, inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
Watch NPDES MS0024601
NPDES MS0024601: one email when its EPA record changes — $99/month.
Permits near NPDES MS0024601
NPDES MS0024601: 13 pollutant rows, 0 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.