Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0060011
SHERMAN POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE FACILITY, Sherman, MS: NPDES MS0060011 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHERMAN POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE FACILITY holds NPDES permit MS0060011, which discharges to Town Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 9, 2017 and expiring February 28, 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 | SHERMAN POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHERMAN POTW, ACTIVATED SLUDGE FACILITY |
| NPDES ID | MS0060011 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 9, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Sherman, MS 38869 |
| Receiving water | TOWN CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Busfaloba Creek-Town Creek (HUC 031601020104) |
| 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
- 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 | 8 | 55 | 9 | March 31, 2022 | 348% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 54 | 7 | September 30, 2017 | 300% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 14 | 4 | March 31, 2016 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 43 | 3 | June 30, 2007 | 217% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 2 | March 31, 2019 | 69% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 1 | June 30, 2007 | 50% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 11 | 1 | June 30, 2008 | 900% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Sludge settleability 30 minute | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2026 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| January 26, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| January 13, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | 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.