EPA enforcement actions against wastewater plants in Mississippi
24 formal actions at 20 of 127 plants · $722,158 in penalties · 4 EPA inspections
EPA's enforcement records list 24 formal civil enforcement cases naming publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in Mississippi, 11 of them since fiscal year 2020. The cases involve 20 of the state's 127 plants, with $722,158 in penalties assessed. The most common ground is npdes permit violations (17 cases). EPA has inspected 4 plants in the state, 4 inspections in total. Every plant links to its profile, and every case to its report on EPA's ECHO site.
Recent enforcement actions in Mississippi
| Plant | Date | Type | Law section | Outcome | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jcua - West Jackson County WWTP Pascagoula | Aug 2026 · FY2026 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order With Penalty | $3,700 | ECHO 07-2026-0191 |
| EPA's description: “Facility land applied biosolids when their biosolids violated Table 1 for Molybdenum.” | ||||||
| Raymond POTW Raymond | May 2025 · FY2025 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 04-2025-1003 |
| EPA's description: “MAY 9, 2025 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT On March 29-30, 2022, the EPA and MDEQ conducted a Compliance Sampling Inspection {CSI) at the Facility to evaluate the Facility's compliance with the…” | ||||||
| Sledge POTW Sledge | May 2025 · FY2025 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 04-2025-1008 |
| EPA's description: “MAY 9, 2025 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT On August 13, 2024, the EPA and MDEQ conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) at the Facility to evaluate the Facility's compliance with the…” | ||||||
| Drew POTW Drew | Dec 2024 · FY2024 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 04-2024-1020 |
| EPA's description: “DECEMBER 2, 2024 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT 1On October 10, 2023, the EPA and MDEQ conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) to assess the overall operation of the Facility. The CEI…” | ||||||
| Neshoba County Philadelphia | Sep 2024 · FY2024 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 04-2024-1012 |
| EPA's description: “SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT On May 9, 2023, the EPA contractors conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) to assess the overall operation of the Facility. The CEI…” | ||||||
| Conehatta School WWTF Conehatta | Sep 2024 · FY2024 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 04-2024-1018 |
| New Harmony WWTP Philadelphia | Sep 2024 · FY2024 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Issued | — | ECHO 04-2024-1019 |
| Standing Pine WWTF Conehatta | Sep 2024 · FY2024 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 04-2024-1016 |
| EPA's description: “SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT In April of 2023, the EPA reviewed its Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS)which showed that MBCI was in violation of the Effluent…” | ||||||
| Jackson POTW - Trahon And Big Creek WWTF Jackson | Sep 2023 · FY2009 | Judicial case | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order With Penalty | $437,916 | ECHO 04-2009-9026 |
| Crawford POTW Crawford | Sep 2021 · FY2021 | Administrative order | NPDES Discharge without a Permit | Final Order With Penalty | $810 | ECHO 04-2021-0305 |
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Largest penalties in Mississippi
| # | Plant | Date | Type | Outcome | Penalty | Compliance actions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson POTW - Trahon And Big Creek WWTF Jackson | Sep 2023 · FY2009 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $437,916 | $400M | ECHO 04-2009-9026 |
| 2 | Meridian POTW Meridian | Aug 2019 · FY2014 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $276,000 | $35M | ECHO 04-2014-9009 |
| 3 | Jcua - West Jackson County WWTP Pascagoula | Aug 2026 · FY2026 | Administrative order | Final Order With Penalty | $3,700 | — | ECHO 07-2026-0191 |
| 4 | Tip H. Allen Water Treatment Plant Canton | Jan 2007 · FY1998 | Administrative order | Final Order With Penalty | $1,872 | — | ECHO 04-1998-0436 |
| 5 | Crawford POTW Crawford | Sep 2021 · FY2021 | Administrative order | Final Order With Penalty | $810 | — | ECHO 04-2021-0305 |
| 6 | Weir POTW Weir | Sep 2021 · FY2021 | Administrative order | Final Order With Penalty | $630 | — | ECHO 04-2021-0311 |
| 7 | Ecru POTW Ecru | May 2021 · FY2021 | Administrative order | Final Order With Penalty | $630 | — | ECHO 04-2021-0302 |
| 8 | Diamondhead Water Sewer District Diamondhead | May 2005 · FY2005 | Administrative order | Final Order With Penalty | $600 | — | ECHO 04-2005-4508 |
Actions by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Formal actions | Penalties |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 0 | — |
| FY2018 | 0 | — |
| FY2019 | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | 3 | $2,070 |
| FY2022 | 0 | — |
| FY2023 | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | 5 | — |
| FY2025 | 2 | — |
| FY2026 | 1 | $3,700 |
EPA fiscal years run from 1 October to 30 September. The current year is partial.
EPA enforcement in Mississippi: questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 17, 2026.
Enforcement data: EPA ICIS-FE&C civil enforcement cases and ICIS compliance inspections, via ECHO. Penalties are the amounts assessed or agreed in each case as EPA records them. Latest case status in this data: Aug 2026.