Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OK0038971

THOMAS PWA, Thomas, OK: NPDES OK0038971 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
4Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

THOMAS PWA, held by Thomas PWA, holds NPDES permit OK0038971, which discharges to 520620010150_00 Trib/Canadian R.. EPA’s file records it issued December 23, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.

THOMAS PWA, Thomas, Oklahoma: Individual permit OK0038971, held by Thomas PWA; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 23, 2019, term to December 31, 2024, by ODEQ; discharges to 520620010150_00 trib/Canadian R..

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 8,466% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 5,599% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019, largest 141% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

January 29, 2026: State CWA Non Penalty AO (State).

Oklahoma holds 197 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 147 were issued before OK0038971.

Coverages issued nearest OK0038971

September 5, 2019: SPIRO MIA, Spiro, OK0027693, held by Spiro Municipal Improvement Authority
October 11, 2019: LEXINGTON PUBLIC WORKS AUTH, Lexington, OK0022756, held by Lexington PWA
November 1, 2019: LONE ELM MOBILE HOME PARK, Claremore, OK0037664, held by Lone Elm MHP
November 4, 2019: OKEMAH UTILITIES AUTHORITY, Okemah, OK0020737, held by Okemah Utilities Authority
December 19, 2019: STILWELL AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTH, Stilwell, OK0030341, held by Stilwell Area Development Authority
January 10, 2020: ATOKA, CITY OF, Atoka, OK0028576, held by Atoka, City of
January 10, 2020: POCOLA MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, Pocola, OK0034134, held by Pocola, Town of
January 10, 2020: HALE SCOUT RESERVATION- CAMP TOM HALE, Talihina, OK0045764, held by Indian Nations Council-Boy Scouts of America
January 13, 2020: TEMPLE, TOWN OF, Temple, OK0032514, held by Temple, Town of
January 31, 2020: HASKELL PUB WORKS AUTH, Haskell, OK0032271, held by Haskell PWA

THOMAS PWA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Town of Fay-Canadian River subwatershed (HUC 110902010507), OK0038971 among them. Its county holds 3, 1 of them major permits; OK0038971 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	THOMAS PWA
Permittee as filed	Thomas PWA
NPDES ID	OK0038971
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	December 23, 2019
Expiration date	December 31, 2024
Issuing agency	ODEQ
Address	Thomas, OK 73669
Receiving water	520620010150_00 trib/Canadian R.
Subwatershed	Town of Fay-Canadian River (HUC 110902010507)

Effluent limits and exceedances

5Pollutants on file
4Under a numeric limit
5With a violation of any kind
4With 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	3	51	27	March 31, 2024	8,466% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	47	20	March 31, 2024	5,599% over the limit
pH	2	27	5	May 31, 2023
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	0	4	2	May 31, 2019	141% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	22	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OK0038971.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OK0038971.

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
January 29, 2026	State CWA Non Penalty AO	State

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES OK0038971.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES OK0038971, held by THOMAS PWA in Thomas, OK, and lists its status as administratively continued with a minor discharger class of 4. The facts report 4 pollutants under a numeric limit, 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, 5 pollutants on file, and 5 pollutants with a violation of any kind.