Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0034525
LOWNDES CO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Columbus, MS: NPDES MS0034525 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LOWNDES CO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, held by LOWNDES COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, holds NPDES permit MS0034525, which discharges to Unnamed Then Gilmer Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2020 and expiring August 31, 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 | LOWNDES CO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LOWNDES COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY |
| NPDES ID | MS0034525 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 16, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Columbus, MS 39701 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED THEN GILMER CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Motley Slu-Gilmer Creek (HUC 031601060101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 40 | 31 | November 30, 2025 | 300% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 39 | 31 | August 31, 2025 | 500% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 26 | 26 | May 31, 2026 | 6,567% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 38 | 22 | December 31, 2024 | 200% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 14 | 3 | September 30, 2018 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2022 | 240% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2022 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 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 MS0034525.
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.