Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0021521
JACKSON COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 6C, Escatawpa, MS: NPDES MS0021521 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JACKSON COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 6C holds NPDES permit MS0021521, which discharges to Escatawpa River. EPA’s file records it issued October 15, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | JACKSON COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 6C |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JACKSON COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, POTW 6C |
| NPDES ID | MS0021521 |
| 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 | October 15, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Escatawpa, MS 39563 |
| Receiving water | ESCATAWPA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Beardslee Lake-Escatawpa River (HUC 031700080705) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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] | 8 | 28 | 24 | September 30, 2016 | 225% over the limit |
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 2 | 9 | 9 | June 30, 2026 | 2,930% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2008 | 187% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2010 | 198% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2010 | 8% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2022 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 26, 2026 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| June 20, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| June 15, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| June 15, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 28, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 24, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 22, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 18, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 12, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 12, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 10, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | 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 September 15, 2026.