Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0020371
BELZONI POTW, Belzoni, MS: NPDES MS0020371 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BELZONI POTW holds NPDES permit MS0020371, which discharges to Yazoo River. EPA’s file records it issued March 16, 2020 and expiring February 28, 2025. 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 | BELZONI POTW |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BELZONI POTW |
| NPDES ID | MS0020371 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 16, 2020 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Belzoni, MS 39038 |
| Receiving water | YAZOO RIVER |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 51 | 31 | February 28, 2026 | 1,821% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 91 | 27 | July 31, 2026 | 246% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 112 | 24 | March 31, 2020 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 556 | 23 | June 30, 2026 | 183% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 515 | 15 | June 30, 2026 | 222% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 133 | 5 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 67 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 129 | 3 | October 31, 2009 | 58% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 322 | 2 | July 31, 2021 | 269% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 324 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 126 | 0 | ||
| Suspended solids, total annual | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 12 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| January 6, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| January 6, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 6, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Allow Entry | ST6 |
| January 6, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| July 27, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 27, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| July 27, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
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.