Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0000035
RIVER CEMENT COMPANY DBA BUZZI UNICEM US, Festus, MO: NPDES MO0000035 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RIVER CEMENT COMPANY DBA BUZZI UNICEM US, held by RIVER CEMENT COMPANY DBA Buzzi Unicem US, holds NPDES permit MO0000035, which discharges to Tributary To Mississippi R.. EPA’s file records it issued December 18, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | RIVER CEMENT COMPANY DBA BUZZI UNICEM US |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RIVER CEMENT COMPANY DBA Buzzi Unicem US |
| NPDES ID | MO0000035 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 18, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Festus, MO 63028 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Mississippi R. |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Old Maeystown Creek-Mississippi River (HUC 071401010904) |
| SIC | 3241 – Cement, Hydraulic |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MOD050232560; ICIS-AIR source MO0000002909900002 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 7With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 19 | 35 | 35 | June 30, 2024 | 538% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 20 | 20 | June 30, 2022 | 1,900% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 9 | 12 | 12 | March 31, 2016 | 99,900% over the limit |
| pH | 26 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2023 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 4 | May 31, 2023 | 385% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2024 | 124% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 17 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 2 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Storm water flow | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 30, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.