Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0024911
KC BLUE RIVER WWTP, Kansas City, MO: NPDES MO0024911 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KC BLUE RIVER WWTP, held by City of Kansas City, holds NPDES permit MO0024911, which discharges to Tributary To Missouri R.. EPA’s file records it issued March 30, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026. 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 | KC BLUE RIVER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Kansas City |
| NPDES ID | MO0024911 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 30, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Address | Kansas City, MO 64120 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Missouri R. |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Brush Creek-Blue River (HUC 103001010105) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, CSO, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MOR000009837; ICIS-AIR source MO0000002909500039 |
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
- 36Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 3 | 158 | 44 | February 28, 2026 | 108% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 145 | 31 | February 28, 2026 | 83% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 140 | 20 | January 31, 2007 | 231,900% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 116 | 17 | March 31, 2021 | 367% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 178 | 3 | October 31, 2020 | 370% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 167 | 1 | March 31, 2014 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 97 | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 60% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | 14% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | 17% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 155 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 6, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| October 11, 2017 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | 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.