Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OK0026093
MCALESTER, CITY OF - WEST PLANT, Mcalester, OK: NPDES OK0026093 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 51Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
MCALESTER, CITY OF - WEST PLANT, held by McAlester City of (West Plant), holds NPDES permit OK0026093, which discharges to 220600020093_00 Trib/Sandy Ck/Deer Ck. EPA’s file records it issued May 20, 2015 and expiring May 31, 2020. 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 | MCALESTER, CITY OF - WEST PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | McAlester City of (West Plant) |
| NPDES ID | OK0026093 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 20, 2015 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | ODEQ |
| Address | Mcalester, OK 74502 |
| Receiving water | 220600020093_00 trib/Sandy Ck/Deer Ck |
| Subwatershed | Dear Creek (HUC 110902040503) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, 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
- 51Pollutants on file
- 51Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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] | 15 | 123 | 105 | December 31, 2025 | 529% over the limit |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 3 | 105 | 99 | June 30, 2026 | 1,252% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 3 | 65 | 57 | July 31, 2026 | 259% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 6 | 18 | 9 | March 31, 2026 | 26% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 16 | 7 | April 30, 2006 | 380% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 7 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 18% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 15 | 3 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 9 | 3 | June 30, 2001 | 96% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2001 | 93% over the limit |
| Gamma-BHC | 3 | 9 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales Promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit boundary to property line distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 16, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| November 24, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| December 9, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| May 23, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 23, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 1, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| February 25, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2026 | State CWA Non Penalty AO | State |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
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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