PERMIT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority, Fox Creek East Subdivision
Desoto County
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Water NPDES No. MS0051195
December 2025

I.	CLASSIFICATION – NPDES Commercial

II.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER – Domestic

III.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT – Domestic wastewater is collected and treated via an aerated lagoon followed by chlorine disinfection prior to discharge. Only one discharge to surface waters is described within the application with no increase in treated effluent flow proposed. 

IV.	RECEIVING WATERS – Unnamed tributary of Nonconnah Creek. The receiving waters are located in the North Independent Streams drainage basin and are classified as Fish and Wildlife. At the point of discharge, the receiving stream does not appear on the current State of Mississippi 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies or on a completed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). 

V.	APPLICABLE GUIDELINES – 11 Mississippi Admin Code pt. 6, Commercial Facility Guidelines (Technology), State of Mississippi Water Quality Criteria (MSWQS), TMDL

VI.	SUMMARY OF DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS – 

	Parameter		Value			Basis
	Flow			0.126 MGD		Design
	BOD			30 mg/l 			Technology
	TSS 			60 mg/l 			Technology
	E. coli			126 Col./100mL 		MSWQS
	pH			6.0 to 9.0 S.U.		MSWQS
	Chlorine			0.1 to 1.0 mg/l		Technology

VII.	CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS PERMIT – 

E. coli has replaced fecal coliform as the bacterial indicator for all freshwaters in Mississippi designated as Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Support, and/or Public Water supply. 

Monitoring and reporting frequencies have been updated in accordance with technology guidelines.