Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0024929
KC WESTSIDE WWTP, Kansas City, MO: NPDES MO0024929 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KC WESTSIDE WWTP, held by City of Kansas City, holds NPDES permit MO0024929, which discharges to Missouri R.. EPA’s file records it issued June 14, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | KC WESTSIDE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Kansas City |
| NPDES ID | MO0024929 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 14, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Kansas City, MO 64105 |
| Receiving water | Missouri R. |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Creek-Kansas River (HUC 102701040607) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 221 | 18 | December 31, 2024 | 73% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 215 | 6 | November 30, 2025 | 46% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2015 | 200% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2021 | 33% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2021 | 7% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 170 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chromium III | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative 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 September 15, 2026.