Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0026361
VANDALIA WWTF, Vandalia, MO: NPDES MO0026361 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VANDALIA WWTF, held by City of Vandalia, holds NPDES permit MO0026361, which discharges to Tributary To Spencer Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 5, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2020. 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 | VANDALIA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Vandalia |
| NPDES ID | MO0026361 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 5, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Address | Vandalia, MO 63382 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Spencer Creek |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Spencer Creek (HUC 071100070201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 46 | 42 | April 30, 2026 | 1,190% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 30 | 25 | December 31, 2024 | 233% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 8 | 6 | April 30, 2025 | 273% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 6 | 4 | May 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 6 | 4 | June 30, 2018 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 6 | 1 | April 30, 2015 | 2% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 146% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 49% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Application rate area sprayed | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Application rate, gallons spray irrigation | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spray irrigation | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spray irrigation, application rate | 16 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 28, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 28, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 29, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 4, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 4, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 30, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 29, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 29, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0026361.
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 MO0026361.
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.