Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0028843
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS WWTF, Excelsior Springs, MO: NPDES MO0028843 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS WWTF, held by City of Excelsior Springs, holds NPDES permit MO0028843, which discharges to Fishing R.. EPA’s file records it issued January 9, 2013 and expiring January 31, 2018. 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 | EXCELSIOR SPRINGS WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Excelsior Springs |
| NPDES ID | MO0028843 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 9, 2013 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | MODNR-Kansas City Regional Office |
| Address | Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 |
| Receiving water | Fishing R. |
| Subwatershed | Holmes Creek-Fishing River (HUC 103001010407) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 0 | 39 | 37 | October 31, 2012 | 332% over the limit |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 8 | 72 | 28 | January 31, 2026 | 273% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 63 | 23 | December 31, 2020 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 51 | 15 | December 31, 2022 | 205% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 15 | 15 | October 31, 2020 | 73% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 248 | 8 | November 30, 2018 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 6 | October 31, 2012 | 4,875% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 40 | 4 | April 30, 2018 | 98% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2020 | 113% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 4 | 56 | 2 | May 31, 2014 | 70% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 4 | 17 | 1 | October 31, 2013 | 175% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 19% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 167 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 3 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 7, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 7, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 7, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 7, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.