Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0023922
HAZLEHURST POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE, Hazlehurst, MS: NPDES MS0023922 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HAZLEHURST POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE holds NPDES permit MS0023922, which discharges to Directly Into Bahala Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 26, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | HAZLEHURST POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HAZLEHURST POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE |
| NPDES ID | MS0023922 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Hazlehurst, MS 39083 |
| Receiving water | DIRECTLY INTO BAHALA CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Russell Creek-Bahala Creek (HUC 031800030101) |
| 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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] | 12 | 270 | 50 | September 30, 2023 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 72 | 45 | December 31, 2023 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 235 | 19 | March 31, 2022 | 270% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 228 | 12 | April 30, 2020 | 103% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 50 | 10 | July 31, 2017 | 4,130% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 25 | 9 | January 31, 2022 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 60 | 6 | November 30, 2021 | 3,143% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 33 | 6 | March 31, 2022 | 233% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 59 | 5 | September 30, 2023 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 104 | 4 | May 31, 2020 | 74% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 86 | 3 | October 31, 2021 | 18% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| September 9, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.