Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0084476

WILSON CO. S.D. #1 (TULAKES) (WWTP), Chanute, KS: NPDES KS0084476 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
5Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WILSON CO. S.D. #1 (TULAKES) (WWTP), held by WILSON CO. COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit KS0084476, which discharges to Village Cr (1107020433). EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

WILSON CO. S.D. #1 (TULAKES) (WWTP), Chanute, Kansas: Individual permit KS0084476, held by WILSON CO. COMMISSION; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 1, 2018, term to June 30, 2023, by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE); discharges to Village Cr (1107020433); Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 34% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2023, largest 4% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Kansas holds 454 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 181 were issued before KS0084476.

Coverages issued nearest KS0084476

July 1, 2018: DWIGHT, CITY OF (WWTP), Dwight, KS0051675, held by DWIGHT, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: WEIR, CITY OF (WWTP), Weir, KS0079146, held by WEIR, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: SCAMMON, CITY OF (WWTP), Scammon, KS0080357, held by SCAMMON, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: BARTLETT, CITY OF (WWTP), Bartlett, KS0080900, held by BARTLETT, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: ST. PAUL, CITY OF (WWTP), Saint Paul, KS0084174, held by ST. PAUL, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: BURLINGTON, CITY OF (WWTP), Burlington, KS0090417, held by BURLINGTON, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: WILLIS, CITY OF (WWTP), Willis, KS0092037, held by WILLIS WASTEWATER PLANT
July 1, 2018: GALESBURG, CITY (WWTP), Galesburg, KS0092193, held by GALESBURG, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: FLORENCE, CITY OF (WWTP), Florence, KS0093068, held by FLORENCE, CITY OF
July 1, 2018: STARK, CITY OF (WWTP), Stark, KS0097373, held by STARK, CITY OF

WILSON CO. S.D. #1 (TULAKES) (WWTP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Village Creek subwatershed (HUC 110702040501), KS0084476 among them. Its county holds 35, 0 of them major permits; KS0084476 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Village Creek subwatershed (HUC 110702040501)

ASH GROVE CEMENT - CHANUTE, Chanute: KS0001201, minor permit, discharging to Village Cr (1107020433), permit term to October 31, 2020
HARRY BYERS & SONS ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR, Chanute: KS0089095, minor permit, discharging to LOWER NEOSHO RIVER VIA VILLAGE CREEK, permit term to October 31, 2013
MARTIN JOHNSON AIRPORT, Chanute: KSR001791, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
MONARCH RAIL, Humboldt: KSR121896, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
WHITAKER AGGREGATES-CHANUTE QUARRY, Buffalo: KS0200018, minor permit, discharging to Village Cr (1107020433), permit term to June 30, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	WILSON CO. S.D. #1 (TULAKES) (WWTP)
Permittee as filed	WILSON CO. COMMISSION
NPDES ID	KS0084476
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	July 1, 2018
Expiration date	June 30, 2023
Issuing agency	Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
Address	Chanute, KS 66720
Receiving water	Village Cr (1107020433)
Subwatershed	Village Creek (HUC 110702040501)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

5Pollutants on file
5Under a numeric limit
5With a violation of any kind
2With 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
Solids, total suspended	3	15	2	June 30, 2025	34% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	3	13	1	December 31, 2023	4% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	1	5	0
pH	1	4	0
E. coli	1	4	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KS0084476.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KS0084476.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES KS0084476.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KS0084476, held by WILSON CO. COMMISSION for WILSON CO. S.D. #1 (TULAKES) (WWTP) in Chanute, KS, which discharges to Village Cr (1107020433). The page lists a permit status of Administratively continued, with 5 for the discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.