Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0022381
VICKSBURG POTW, Vicksburg, MS: NPDES MS0022381 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VICKSBURG POTW holds NPDES permit MS0022381, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued December 28, 2017 and expiring November 30, 2022. 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 | VICKSBURG POTW |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VICKSBURG POTW |
| NPDES ID | MS0022381 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Vicksburg, MS 39180 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Hennesseys Bayou (HUC 080601000103) |
| Program components on file | 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
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 | 36 | 34 | July 31, 2026 | 741% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 25 | 20 | February 28, 2026 | 47% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 10 | July 31, 2026 | 42% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 19 | 9 | July 31, 2026 | 30% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 37 | 5 | May 31, 2026 | 244% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 35 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 570% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 10 | 2 | April 30, 2003 | 3,038% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 7 | 2 | February 28, 2025 | 29% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 1 | July 31, 2023 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 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
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| July 1, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 24, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 22, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 20, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 15, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 26, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 23, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 22, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 20, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 20, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 6, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 1, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| April 29, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| April 4, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| January 25, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| January 10, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - 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 October 14, 2026.