Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0041874
CRYSTAL SPRINGS POTW, Crystal Springs, MS: NPDES MS0041874 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CRYSTAL SPRINGS POTW holds NPDES permit MS0041874, which discharges to Little Copiah Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 19, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | CRYSTAL SPRINGS POTW |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CRYSTAL SPRINGS POTW |
| NPDES ID | MS0041874 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 19, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Crystal Springs, MS 39059 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE COPIAH CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Little Copiah Creek-Copiah Creek (HUC 031800030201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 70 | 46 | December 31, 2025 | 773% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 25 | 25 | December 31, 2025 | 524% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 44 | 24 | December 31, 2025 | 486% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 13 | 12 | June 30, 2026 | 98% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 12 | 12 | December 31, 2025 | 373% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 9 | December 31, 2025 | 2,799% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 9 | 9 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 24 | 8 | December 31, 2016 | 5,150% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 6 | December 31, 2020 | 157% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 6 | December 31, 2025 | 55,802% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 5 | December 31, 2025 | 105% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 4 | December 31, 2013 | 2,987% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 4 | December 31, 2025 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 2 | September 30, 2025 | 75% over the limit |
| Rainfall | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | 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.