Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OK0022772
LOCUST GROVE PUBLIC WORKS AUTH, Locust Grove, OK: NPDES OK0022772 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LOCUST GROVE PUBLIC WORKS AUTH, held by Locust Grove PWA, holds NPDES permit OK0022772, which discharges to 121600 Crutchfield Br/Neosho R. EPA’s file records it issued August 21, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025. 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 | LOCUST GROVE PUBLIC WORKS AUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Locust Grove PWA |
| NPDES ID | OK0022772 |
| 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 | August 21, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | ODEQ |
| Address | Locust Grove, OK 74352 |
| Receiving water | 121600 Crutchfield Br/Neosho R |
| Subwatershed | Crutchfield Branch-Neosho River (HUC 110702090508) |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 6 | 402 | 205 | March 31, 2026 | 13,339% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 280 | 180 | March 31, 2026 | 503% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 122 | 67 | July 31, 2026 | 102,779% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 161 | 62 | August 31, 2025 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 125 | 43 | June 30, 2026 | 287% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 122 | 40 | June 30, 2026 | 425% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 69 | 32 | May 31, 2026 | 46% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 49 | 27 | September 30, 2014 | 210,307% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 48 | 11 | July 31, 2026 | 2,122% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 104 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Chemical Handling | ST6 |
| December 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 14, 2023 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| March 2, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 2, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 2, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| October 28, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| October 28, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 28, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 28, 2022 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice 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 October 14, 2026.