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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0000761

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., LLC, Festus, MO: NPDES MO0000761 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., LLC, held by WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COM, holds NPDES permit MO0000761, which discharges to Tributary To Lake Virginia. EPA’s file records it issued January 4, 2018 and expiring March 31, 2021.

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., LLC, Festus, Missouri: Individual permit MO0000761, held by WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COM; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 4, 2018, term to March 31, 2021; discharges to Tributary to Lake Virginia.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2013, largest 1,400% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 4,233% over the limit.
  • Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2014, largest 2,829% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2014, largest 1,167% over the limit.
  • pH: 8 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2011.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[b]fluoranthene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[a]pyrene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Tetrachloroethylene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[a]anthracene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Polyram: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Vinyl chloride: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Trichloroethylene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: 7 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: 7 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Rainfall: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • December 31, 2019: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • December 31, 2019: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 32 discharge permits in the Middle Joachim Creek subwatershed (HUC 071401010802), MO0000761 among them. Its county holds 475, 6 of them major permits; MO0000761 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Middle Joachim Creek subwatershed (HUC 071401010802)

  • AUTUMN'S HAVEN WWTF, De Soto: MO0089842, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Haverstick Creek, permit term to September 30, 2021
  • BUCK CREEK CROSSING, Festus: MORA20903, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Buck Cr., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • BUCK CREEK PLAZA WWTP, Festus: MO0118371, minor permit, discharging to Buck Creek, permit term to September 30, 2021
  • DATA MINING CENTER, Festus: MORA26222, minor permit, permit term to February 7, 2027
  • FESTUS AGRICULTURAL POND, Festus: MORA21997, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Buck Creek, permit term to February 7, 2027
  • HAPPY HOLLOW MHP WWTP, Festus: MO0106771, minor permit, discharging to 8-20-13 MUDD V1.0, permit term to September 30, 2021
  • HAPPY HOLLOW MHP WWTP, Festus: MOGDS0216, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Buck Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • HAWK RIDGE ESTATE, Hillsboro: MORA27902, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cotter Creek, permit term to February 7, 2027
  • HILLSBORO BRICKYARD SUBDIVISION WWTP, Hillsboro: MO0133230, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cotter Creek, permit term to September 30, 2021
  • HILLSBORO JAMESTOWN MHP WWTF, Hillsboro: MO0127655, minor permit, discharging to Murril Branch, permit term to September 30, 2021

Identity

Facility as filedWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., LLC
Permittee as filedWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COM
NPDES IDMO0000761
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 4, 2018
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2021
AddressFestus, MO 63028
Receiving waterTributary to Lake Virginia
SubwatershedMiddle Joachim Creek (HUC 071401010802)
SIC1795 – Wrecking And Demolition Work
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source MO00000029099C0007

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Chlorine, total residual01616September 30, 20131,400% over the limit
Solids, total suspended51811June 30, 20154,233% over the limit
Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia088March 31, 20142,829% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C044March 31, 20141,167% over the limit
pH8111December 31, 2011
Arsenic, total recoverable790
Benzo[b]fluoranthene790
Benzo[a]pyrene790
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene790
Tetrachloroethylene790
Benzo[a]anthracene790
Polyram790
Vinyl chloride790
Trichloroethylene790
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant790
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene790
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene770
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]570
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]220
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene020
Rainfall110

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
December 31, 2019Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
December 31, 2019Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0000761.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MO0000761.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit MO0000761, held by WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., LLC in Festus, MO, which discharges to Tributary to Lake Virginia within the Middle Joachim Creek subwatershed (HUC 071401010802). The permit is listed as administratively continued and as a minor discharger, with 17 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.