PERMIT RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks, Clarkco State Park
Clarke County
Quitman,, Mississippi
Water NPDES No. MS0030481
March 2023

I.	CLASSIFICATION – Domestic NPDES

II.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER – Minor Domestic

III.	DESCRIPTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT – Domestic wastewater is collected and treated via an aerated lagoon.  

IV.	RECEIVING WATERS – Unnamed Creek thence into Moore Mill Creek. This waterbody is in the Pascagoula River drainage basin. Moore Mill Creek is classified as Fish and Wildlife.  Moore Mill Creek does not appear on the current Mississippi  Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies.  The discharge appears on a Mercury TMDL for Archusa Creek Water Park.  In order to comply with this TMDL, the permit requires the facility to perform a Mercury Minimization Plan.

V.	APPLICABLE GUIDELINES – 11 MS Admin Code pt. 6, Domestic Guidelines

VI.	SUMMARY OF DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS – 

Parameter		Value					Basis
Flow			0.01 MGD				Design
BOD			30 mg/l				Domestic Guidelines
TSS			60 mg/l 				Domestic Guidelines
e. Coli			126 Col./100mL			Admin Code
pH			6.5 to 9.0 S.U.				Admin Code
Chlorine		0.1 to 1.0 mg/l				Admin Code