Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0097110

WELLSVILLE, CITY OF (WWTP), Wellsville, KS: NPDES KS0097110 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
13Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WELLSVILLE, CITY OF (WWTP), held by WELLSVILLE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit KS0097110, which discharges to Walnut Cr (1029010190). EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2019 and expiring August 31, 2024.

WELLSVILLE, CITY OF (WWTP), Wellsville, Kansas: Individual permit KS0097110, held by WELLSVILLE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 1, 2019, term to August 31, 2024, by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE); discharges to Walnut Cr (1029010190); Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 806% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 3,003% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 410% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2025, largest 417% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, Total As P: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Total As N: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 5, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Kansas holds 454 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 259 were issued before KS0097110. WELLSVILLE, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Kansas.

Other permits held by WELLSVILLE, CITY OF

WELLSVILLE, CITY OF, Wellsville: KSL097110, issued July 10, 2023

Coverages issued nearest KS0097110

September 1, 2019: USD #288 CENTRAL HEIGHTS (WWTP), Richmond, KS0078891, held by USD #288 CENTRAL HEIGHTS SCHOOL
September 1, 2019: ELLSWORTH, CITY OF (WWTP), Ellsworth, KS0085693, held by ELLSWORTH, CITY OF
September 1, 2019: JUNCTION CITY, CITY OF (SOUTHWEST WWTP), Junction City, KS0092151, held by JUNCTION CITY, CITY OF
September 1, 2019: MIAMI CO. SD NO.2 (BUCYRUS) (WWTP), Bucyrus, KS0095290, held by MIAMI CO S.D #2 BUCYRUS
September 1, 2019: GARNETT- SOUTH PLANT (WWTP), Garnett, KS0096377, held by GARNETT, CITY OF
September 1, 2019: LAWRENCE, CITY OF (WAKARUSA) (WWTP), Lawrence, KS0099031, held by LAWRENCE, CITY OF (WAKARUSA)
October 1, 2019: LINDSBORG, CITY OF (WWTP), Lindsborg, KS0022462, held by LINDSBORG, CITY OF
October 1, 2019: TESCOTT, CITY OF (WWTP), Tescott, KS0025691, held by TESCOTT, CITY OF
October 1, 2019: QUENEMO, CITY OF (WWTP), Quenemo, KS0046035, held by QUENEMO, CITY OF
October 1, 2019: ALLEN, CITY OF (WWTP), Allen, KS0080055, held by ALLEN, CITY OF

WELLSVILLE, CITY OF (WWTP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Wolf Creek-Ottawa Creek subwatershed (HUC 102901010703), KS0097110 among them. Its county holds 80, 1 of them major permits; KS0097110 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Wolf Creek-Ottawa Creek subwatershed (HUC 102901010703)

33-30 KA-6472-01, Wellsville: KSR122813, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
C0007195 LINE Q RELOCATE, Wellsville: KSG670955, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2027
C0007195 LINE Q RELOCATE, Wellsville: KSR123460, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
FAIRVIEW ACRES, Wellsville: KSR124128, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
FRANKLIN COUNTY LANDFILL, Ottawa: KSR000163, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2021
KDOT PROJECT 30 C-5284-01 FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ottawa: KSR123081, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
KDOT WATERLINE RELOCATION 33-30 KA-6472-01 WELLSVILLE, Wellsville: KSR123600, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
PENNY'S AGGREGATES, INC. - LELOUP QUARRY, Wellsville: KS0088579, minor permit, discharging to Walnut Cr (1029010190), permit term to July 31, 2021
WALNUT CREEK MEADOWS II - PHASE 2, Wellsville: KSR121535, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
WELLSVILLE, CITY OF, Wellsville: KSL097110, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	WELLSVILLE, CITY OF (WWTP)
Permittee as filed	WELLSVILLE, CITY OF
NPDES ID	KS0097110
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	September 1, 2019
Expiration date	August 31, 2024
Issuing agency	Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
Address	Wellsville, KS 66092
Receiving water	Walnut Cr (1029010190)
Subwatershed	Wolf Creek-Ottawa Creek (HUC 102901010703)
Program components on file	Biosolids, POTW
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
13Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
4With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	48	28	22	April 30, 2026	806% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	6	16	7	April 30, 2026	3,003% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	6	15	6	April 30, 2026	410% over the limit
E. coli	2	4	1	October 31, 2025	417% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	6	18	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	14	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	4	9	0
Phosphorus, Total As P	4	9	0
pH	4	6	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	4	6	0
Nitrogen, Total As N	4	6	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	3	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	2	3	0
Lead, total recoverable	0	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KS0097110.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 5, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 KS0097110.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit KS0097110, held by WELLSVILLE, CITY OF (WWTP) in Wellsville, KS, which discharges to Walnut Cr (1029010190). The permit is administratively continued, carries a Minor discharger class, and lists 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.