Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OK0020052
CHEROKEE WTF, Cherokee, OK: NPDES OK0020052 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CHEROKEE WTF, held by City of Cherokee, holds NPDES permit OK0020052, which discharges to 621010010090_00 Clay Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 9, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2027.
CHEROKEE WTF, Cherokee, Oklahoma: Individual permit OK0020052, held by City of Cherokee; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued December 9, 2022, term to December 31, 2027, by OKDEQ; discharges to 621010010090_00 Clay Creek.
- pH: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 46% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 18% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oklahoma holds 197 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 190 were issued before OK0020052.
Coverages issued nearest OK0020052
- July 15, 2021: ERICK, CITY OF, Erick, OK0020745, held by Erick, City of
- July 26, 2021: PORUM PWA, Porum, OK0021636, held by Porum PWA
- August 2, 2021: GORE WWTF, Gore, OK0033987, held by Gore, Town of
- August 20, 2021: JONES PWA, Jones, OK0030996, held by Jones PWA, Town of
- October 1, 2021: CROWDER PWA, Crowder, OK0035301, held by Crowder PWA
- January 4, 2023: DAVENPORT UTILITY AUTHORITY, Davenport, OK0100846, held by Davenport Utility Authority
- June 2, 2023: TUTTLE EAST WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Tuttle, OK0100889, held by Tuttle PWA
- April 10, 2024: POINTE VISTA NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Kingston, OK0100927, held by Marshall Co RWSD # 1
- December 4, 2024: MANGUM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Mangum, OK1000004, held by Mangum Utility Authority
- November 26, 2025: CITY OF QUAPAW POTW, Quapaw, OKP003097, held by Umicore Optical Materials USA, Inc
CHEROKEE WTF among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Great Salt Plains Lake subwatershed (HUC 110600040308), OK0020052 among them. Its county holds 3, 0 of them major permits; OK0020052 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHEROKEE WTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Cherokee |
| NPDES ID | OK0020052 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 9, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | OKDEQ |
| Address | Cherokee, OK 73728 |
| Receiving water | 621010010090_00 Clay Creek |
| Subwatershed | Great Salt Plains Lake (HUC 110600040308) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 36 | 36 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 6 | 6 | July 31, 2026 | 46% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 18% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OK0020052.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OK0020052.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES OK0020052.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.