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Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityPart 6 - Wastewater Pollution Control Regulations
Chapter 3 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations for the Certification of Municipal and Domestic Wastewater Facility Operators
Rule 11-6-3.3 - Classification of Wastewater Facilities

11 Miss. Code. R. 6-3.3

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Current through January 14, 2025
Rule 11-6-3.3 - Classification of Wastewater Facilities
A. Wastewater facilities shall be classified in accordance with criteria outlined below.

The facility operator must be certified at a level equivalent to or higher than the facility classification.

CLASS

FACILITY DESIGN

CAPACITY

I-C

Collection only (voluntary)

up to 1,000,000 GPD (1.0 MGD)

II-C

Collection only (voluntary)

greater than 1,000,000 GPD (1.0 MGD)

I

Waste Stabilization Lagoon Septic Tank-Sand Filter

All

II

Aerated Lagoon Trickling Filter Activated Sludge

All

less than 300,000 GPD (0.3 MGD)

less than 100,000 GPD (0.1 MGD)

III

Trickling Filter Activated Sludge

300,000 to 3,000,000 GPD (0.3 to 3.0 MGD)

100,000 to 2,000,000 GPD (0.1 to 2.0 MGD)

IV

Trickling Filter Activated Sludge

greater than 3,000,000 GPD (3.0 MGD)

greater than 2,000,000 GPD (2.0 MGD)

B. Special cases which do not fall within the guidelines shall be considered on an individual basis and classified by the Department.

11 Miss. Code. R. 6-3.3

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 21-27-201, et seq., 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.
Amended 9/28/2017