PERMIT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Waste Water Solutions LLC, Cotton Gin
Lauderdale County
Meridian, Mississippi
Water NPDES No. MS0043061
May 2023

I.	CLASSIFICATION – NPDES Commercial

II.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER – Domestic

III.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT – Domestic wastewater is collected and treated via an aerated lagoon. The facility is set to operate as a conventional lagoon until 36 homes or 14,400 gallons per day is achieved at the subdivision. Once the facility has 36 homes connected, the facility will be required to have aerators installed for treatment. 

IV.	RECEIVING WATERS – Unnamed Creek thence to Sowashee Creek. Sowashee Creek, Waterbody ID No. MS061, in Lauderdale County, does appear on the updated State of Mississippi 303(d) List of Waterbodies, as an impaired waterbody with monitoring data for aquatic life support due to total nitrogen and total phosphorus. Sowashee Creek is also listed as having a TMDL for Organic Enrichment/Low DO. These waterbodies are in the Pascagoula River drainage basin, and are classified as Fish and Wildlife.

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

VI.	SUMMARY OF DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS – 

Parameter		Value					Basis
Flow			0.032 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- 

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