Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0097331
PHILLIPSBURG, CITY OF (WWTP), Phillipsburg, KS: NPDES KS0097331 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PHILLIPSBURG, CITY OF (WWTP), held by PHILLIPSBURG WASTEWATER PLANT, holds NPDES permit KS0097331, which discharges to Plotner Cr (1026001230). EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2019 and expiring November 30, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PHILLIPSBURG, CITY OF (WWTP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PHILLIPSBURG WASTEWATER PLANT |
| NPDES ID | KS0097331 |
| 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 | December 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Phillipsburg, KS 67661 |
| Receiving water | Plotner Cr (1026001230) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Plotner Creek-Deer Creek (HUC 102600120103) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 10 | 22 | 6 | August 31, 2014 | 49% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 48 | 13 | 5 | March 31, 2026 | 413% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 50 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, estimated | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, pump out | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KS0097331.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.