Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0057517
CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, BEATTIES BLUFF WWTF, Canton, MS: NPDES MS0057517 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, BEATTIES BLUFF WWTF, held by CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, BEATTIES BLUFF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, holds NPDES permit MS0057517, which discharges to Big Black River. EPA’s file records it issued December 7, 2021 and expiring November 30, 2026. 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 | CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, BEATTIES BLUFF WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, BEATTIES BLUFF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
| NPDES ID | MS0057517 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 7, 2021 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Canton, MS 39046 |
| Receiving water | BIG BLACK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Deer Creek-Big Black River (HUC 080602020504) |
| 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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] | 8 | 227 | 171 | December 31, 2025 | 15,499,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 183 | 127 | March 31, 2026 | 532% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 196 | 112 | March 31, 2026 | 587% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 67 | 65 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 41 | 33 | December 31, 2025 | 311% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 37 | 24 | August 31, 2025 | 255% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous, percent removal | 1 | 28 | 20 | August 31, 2025 | 320% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 35 | 19 | January 31, 2020 | 14,799% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 29 | 4 | August 31, 2025 | 97% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2024 | |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 8 | 2 | June 30, 2023 | 74% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 6 | 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 MS0057517.
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.