NPDES MS0026417 · Clean Water Act

DREW POTW, Drew, MS: NPDES MS0026417 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

DREW POTW, Drew, Mississippi: Individual permit MS0026417; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued June 5, 2019, term to May 31, 2024, by MDEQ; discharges to DIRECTLY INTO DOUGHERTY BAYOU; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

E. coli: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2011, largest 1,900% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 109% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 926% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 72% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 100 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021, largest 70% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 99 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 40% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 8 limits, 52 violations of any kind.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 8 limits, 52 violations of any kind.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 32 violations of any kind.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind.

June 1, 2024: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).

Mississippi holds 336 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 224 were issued before MS0026417.

Coverages issued nearest MS0026417

2019-05-03: RIVERHILLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Gulfport: MS0061191, held by HARRISON CO UTILITY AUTHORITY, RIVERHILLS WWTF
2019-05-16: CROWDER POTW, Crowder: MS0034304
2019-05-24: WATER VALLEY POTW, Water Valley: MS0022331
2019-05-24: DESOTO CO REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, METRO DESOTO WWTP, Olive Branch: MS0028479, held by DESOTO COUNTY REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, METRO DESOTO WWTP
2019-05-24: CLINTON POTW, SOUTHSIDE, Clinton: MS0054992
2019-06-17: FARRELL POTW, Farrell: MS0045187, held by COAHOMA CO UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2, FARRELL POTW
2019-06-27: DCRUA, BRAYBOURNE SUBDIVISION, Olive Branch: MS0053155
2019-06-28: FULTON POTW, SOUTH, Fulton: MS0049263
2019-06-28: PEARL RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Philadelphia: MS0053503, held by Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Pearl River WWTF)
2019-06-28: NEW HARMONY WWTF, Philadelphia: MS0058645, held by Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (New Harmony WWTF)

DREW POTW among its neighbors

14 discharge permits are in subwatershed HUC 080302070400; MS0026417 is one. Its county: 15, 1 major; MS0026417 is minor permit.

Other permits in subwatershed HUC 080302070400

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Cleveland: MS0000833, major, term to 2019-11-30
BRITTANY POINTE - LOTS 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, Colbert: GAR366698, minor, term to 2018-07-31
CITY OF CLEVELAND, ROSEMARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Cleveland: MSR108727, minor, term to 2027-01-31
CLEVELAND POTW, Cleveland: MSL020567, minor, term to 2025-12-31
DODDSVILLE POTW, Doddsville: MS0044458, minor, term to 2023-12-31
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC, DELTA PLANT, Cleveland: MS0000817, minor, term to 2017-04-30
MICHAEL POULTRY FARM, Colbert: GAR149412, minor, term to 2018-07-31
MOUND BAYOU POTW, Mound Bayou: MS0020842, minor, term to 2022-12-31
SHELBY POTW, Shelby: MS0025089, minor, term to 2024-08-31
TIMBOS CONSTRUCTION, INC, CARPENTER AND WALKER RE SUBDIVISION, Cleveland: MSR109300, minor, term to 2027-01-31

Identity

Facility	DREW POTW
Permittee	DREW POTW
NPDES ID	MS0026417
Status	Administratively continued
Type	Individual permit
Class	Minor
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 5, 2019
Expires	May 31, 2024
Agency	MDEQ
Address	Drew, MS 38737
Receiving water	DIRECTLY INTO DOUGHERTY BAYOU
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

NPDES MS0026417: effluent limits and exceedances

DREW POTW (NPDES MS0026417): 12 pollutants on file, 11 limited; 12 with a violation of any kind, 8 with an exceedance.

How exceedances are counted.

Pollutant	Limits	Violations	Exceedances	Latest	Largest, as filed
E. coli	2	20	12	December 31, 2025	99,999% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	32	8	December 31, 2011	1,900% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	18	6	December 31, 2025	109% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	27	5	December 31, 2025	926% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	25	5	December 31, 2025	72% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	100	4	December 31, 2021	70% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	99	3	December 31, 2025	40% over the limit
pH	2	24	2	December 31, 2024
Nitrogen, total [as N]	8	52	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	8	52	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	32	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	12	0

NPDES MS0026417: inspections, violations and enforcement

NPDES MS0026417: 1 single-event violation

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 1, 2024	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6

NPDES MS0026417 (DREW POTW): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.

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Permits near NPDES MS0026417

NPDES MS0026417: 12 pollutant rows, 1 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.