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Permits typically require reporting of wastewater flow and the results of one or more chemical tests corresponding to the effluent limitations. Typical monitoring parameters include pH , biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), nutrients ( nitrates and phosphorus ), various toxic pollutants , temperature, etc.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is a state agency of Mississippi that oversees environmental quality of the air, land, and water in the state. Its headquarters are in Jackson .
A California-based company will pay just under $5 million in fines for discharging wastewater into a publicly owned sewage treatment plant in Mississippi without obtaining a valid state permit, a ...
Mississippi State Penitentiary has a dedicated fire department, [52] (MSP Fire Department [125]) a wastewater treatment plant, road crews, utility crews, a grocery store, and a hospital. [52] The fire department, which utilizes prisoners as firefighters, responds outside of the prison boundaries. [citation needed]
Rep. Larry Byrd, R, presents a bill Wednesday to the Mississippi House of Representatives on giving counties and cities the right to choose their own building permit and code laws.
An annual average of 1.51 million gallons per day of water treatment waste could be discharged back into the lake, according to a draft TCEQ permit shared by the neighborhood association.
The permit authority (state agency or EPA) can compel a POTW to meet a higher standard, if there are applicable water quality standards for the receiving water body. For water bodies with stringent standards, such as Lake Tahoe , POTWs must treat their discharges to tertiary treatment levels, and then pump all treated water out of the drainage ...
The permits (excluding most stormwater management permits) also specify procedures for collection of wastewater samples and the test methods that will be used to analyze the samples. [18]: 3–2 [18]: 8–11 Types of permits. Individual – A unique permit is issued for each discharger.