PERMIT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Great River Utility Operating Company LLC, Lealand Pointe Subdivision
Warren County
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Water NPDES No. MS0053325
Date

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 –  A Tributary of Hatcher Bayou. The receiving waters are located in the South Independent Streams Basin, and are classified as Fish and Wildlife. The receiving stream does appear on the current 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies. Specifically, Hatcher Bayou (Waterbody ID 690411) is listed for biological impairment at Vicksburg from MWS 6902 boundary at Fisher Ferry Road to mouth at Hennesey’s Bayou. The discharge does not appear on a completed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). A future TMDL based on the impairment may result in new or reduced limitations.

V.	APPLICABLE GUIDELINES – 11 Mississippi Admin Code pt. 6, Commercial Facility Guidelines (Technology)

VI.	SUMMARY OF DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS – 

Parameter		Value				Basis
Flow			0.0136 MGD			Design
BOD			30 mg/l			Technology
TSS			60 mg/l 			Technology
E. coli			126 Col./100mL		Admin Code
pH			6.0 to 9.0 S.U.			Admin Code
Chlorine		0.1 to 1.0 mg/l			Technology

VII.	CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS PERMIT – 

None