PERMIT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Oakview Utility Company Inc, Rowan Oak Subdivision
Hinds County
Jackson, Mississippi
Water NPDES No. MS0057835
March 26, 2026

I.	CLASSIFICATION – Domestic NPDES

II.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER – Minor Domestic

III.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT – Domestic wastewater collected and treated via a lagoon.

IV.	RECEIVING WATERS – Rhodes Creek thence into Pearl River.  Rhodes Creek does not appear on the current State of Mississippi 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies.  Pearl River does appear on the current State of Mississippi 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies for Pathogens.  Pearl River is also has a completed TMDL due to Pesticides and Fecal coliform for segments of the Pearl River.  The facility disinfects; therefore, the discharge should be in compliance with the TMDL. The waterbodies are in the Pearl River drainage basin.  The Pearl River is classified as recreational.  

V.	APPLICABLE GUIDELINES – State of Mississippi Wastewater Regulations (11 MS admin code part 6), State of Mississippi Water Quality Criteria (11 MS admin code part 6), Commercial Facility Guidelines

VI.	SUMMARY OF DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS – 

Parameter				Value		Basis
Flow				0.088 MGD		Design
BOD				30 mg/l		Technology
TSS				60 mg/l		Technology
E. coli				126 Col. /100 ml		11 MS admin part 6
pH				6.0 to 9.0 S.U.		11 MS admin part 6
Chlorine				0.1 to 1.0 mg/l		Technology