PERMIT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Local L P Gas Co. Inc dba Crazy K’s
Jones County
Laurel, Mississippi
Water NPDES No. MS0048682
August 2026

I.	CLASSIFICATION – Commercial NPDES 

II.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER – Domestic Wastewater 

III.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT – Domestic wastewater is collected and treated by means of an aerobic treatment unit (ATU) followed by disinfection.  No increase in treated effluent flow is proposed within the application. 

IV.	RECEIVING WATERS – Unnamed tributary of Tallahala Creek.  The receiving waters are located within the Pascagoula River Basin and are classified as Fish and Wildlife.  At the point of discharge the receiving stream does appear on the current State of Mississippi 303(d) list of evaluated or impaired waterbodies.  Specifically, waterbody ID MS087T is listed for biological impairment, pH, Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus.  The discharge does not appear listed on any completed TMDLs. Only one discharge to surface waters is described within the application with no increase in flow proposed.  The existing discharge from this facility should not further impair water quality.  

V.	APPLICABLE GUIDELINES – 11 MS Admin Code pt. 6, Commercial (Domestic) Guidelines

VI.	SUMMARY OF LIMITATIONS – 
Parameter			Value				Basis
Flow				0.0015 MGD			Design
BOD5				30 mg/l (Yearly Avg.)		Previous Permit
TSS				30 mg/l (Yearly Avg.)		Previous Permit
E. Coli				126 Col./100 ml		Previous Permit
Chlorine, Total Residual	0.1 – 1.0 mg/l 			Previous Permit 
pH				6.0 – 9.0 SU			Previous Permit