Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0027570

GAINESVILLE WWTF, Gainesville, MO: NPDES MO0027570 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

GAINESVILLE WWTF, held by City of Gainesville, holds NPDES permit MO0027570, which discharges to Lick Cr.. EPA’s file records it issued December 20, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022.

GAINESVILLE WWTF, Gainesville, Missouri: Individual permit MO0027570, held by City of Gainesville; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued December 20, 2017, term to June 30, 2022; discharges to Lick Cr..

Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 52 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 7,650% over the limit.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 0 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 44 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 99,999% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2021, largest 177% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019, largest 524% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 24 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2021, largest 191% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2020, largest 78% over the limit.
pH: 1 limit, 37 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2025.
Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 17, 2023: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
August 17, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
October 28, 2020: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
September 30, 2020: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
June 30, 2020: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
March 21, 2017: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).

Missouri holds 756 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 317 were issued before MO0027570.

Coverages issued nearest MO0027570

December 15, 2017: MSD LEMAY WWTP, St. Louis, MO0025151, held by Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
December 15, 2017: MSD COLDWATER CREEK WWTP, Florissant, MO0025160, held by Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
December 15, 2017: MSD BISSELL POINT WWTP, St Louis, MO0025178, held by Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
December 15, 2017: MSD LOWER MERAMEC WWTP, St. Louis, MO0127949, held by Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
December 18, 2017: ANNAPOLIS WWTF, Annapolis, MO0023621, held by City of Annapolis
December 21, 2017: MDNR, WASHINGTON STATE PARK WWTF, Desoto, MO0133728, held by MDNR, Division of State Parks
December 22, 2017: GREEN CASTLE WWTF, Greencastle, MO0103322, held by City of Green Castle
January 1, 2018: MSD FENTON WWTP, Fenton, MO0086126, held by Metropolitan Saint Louis Sewer District
January 1, 2018: NPSD TERRY JEAN ACRES WWTP, Fenton, MO0092649, held by Northeast Public Sewer District
January 1, 2018: MSD GRAND GLAIZE WWTP, Valley Park, MO0101362, held by Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District

GAINESVILLE WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Headwaters Lick Creek subwatershed (HUC 110100060601), MO0027570 among them. Its county holds 26, 0 of them major permits; MO0027570 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Lick Creek subwatershed (HUC 110100060601)

CEDARSAFE SAWMILL, Gainesville: MOR22A184, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Lick Cr., permit term to September 16, 2024
HIGHWAY 160 QUARRY, Gainesville: MOG491260, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Lick Cr., permit term to April 30, 2022
MLH EXCAVATION LLC, Gainesville: MOG500191, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Lick Cr., permit term to May 22, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	GAINESVILLE WWTF
Permittee as filed	City of Gainesville
NPDES ID	MO0027570
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 20, 2017
Expiration date	June 30, 2022
Address	Gainesville, MO 65655
Receiving water	Lick Cr.
Subwatershed	Headwaters Lick Creek (HUC 110100060601)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
13With 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
Coliform, fecal general	0	52	52	October 31, 2013	7,650% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	0	44	44	August 31, 2017	99,999% over the limit
E. coli	2	35	33	May 31, 2022	99,999% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	27	26	February 28, 2021	177% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	26	24	May 31, 2019	524% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	24	23	February 28, 2022	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	2	6	4	February 28, 2021	191% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	6	4	2	January 31, 2020	78% over the limit
pH	1	37	1	March 31, 2025
Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.	2	12	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	8	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

6Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 17, 2023	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	ST6
August 17, 2023	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
October 28, 2020	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	ST6
September 30, 2020	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	ST6
June 30, 2020	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	ST6
March 21, 2017	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0027570.

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 MO0027570.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit MO0027570 for the GAINESVILLE WWTF in Gainesville, MO, held by City of Gainesville, which discharges to Lick Cr. The facts list 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, 13 pollutants on file, and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.