Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0097616
PAOLA, CITY OF (WWTP), Paola, KS: NPDES KS0097616 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PAOLA, CITY OF (WWTP), held by PAOLA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit KS0097616, which discharges to Bull Cr (1029010224). EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring December 31, 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 | PAOLA, CITY OF (WWTP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PAOLA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | KS0097616 |
| 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 | January 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Paola, KS 66071 |
| Receiving water | Bull Cr (1029010224) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Walnut Creek-Bull Creek (HUC 102901020108) |
| 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
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 20 | 14 | January 31, 2025 | 529% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 4 | 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 KS0097616.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 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 KS0097616.
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.