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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0034410

BLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE, Lamar, MO: NPDES MO0034410 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE, held by Mr. Walter Cody, holds NPDES permit MO0034410, which discharges to Tributary To N. Fk. Spring R.. EPA’s file records it issued November 9, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2023.

BLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE, Lamar, Missouri: Individual permit MO0034410, held by Mr. Walter Cody; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 9, 2021, term to March 31, 2023; discharges to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R..

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 584% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2023.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 23, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • September 18, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • September 27, 2021: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • September 22, 2021: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • September 22, 2021: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).

BLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 20 discharge permits in the Lamar Lake-North Fork Spring River subwatershed (HUC 110702070206), MO0034410 among them. Its county holds 44, 0 of them major permits; MO0034410 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lamar Lake-North Fork Spring River subwatershed (HUC 110702070206)

  • ADVANCED METALS LLC, Lamar: MOR60A471, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to December 11, 2023
  • ADVANCED METALS LLC, Lamar: MOR60A484, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to December 11, 2028
  • CITY OF LAMAR, Lamar: MOL044172, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • COX AND SON LUMBER INC, Lamar: MOR22A343, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to September 16, 2024
  • ENVISION BUILDING PRODUCTS LAMAR NORTH, Lamar: MOR23D117, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to May 9, 2022
  • FAIRWAY ARCHITECTURAL RAILING SOLUTIONS, Lamar: MOR203543, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to August 31, 2024
  • FAIRWAY ARCHITECTURAL RAILING SOLUTIONS, Lamar: MOR23D076, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to May 9, 2022
  • G AND H REDI-MIX LAMAR, Lamar: MOG490944, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to April 30, 2027
  • JERRY MARTI, Lamar: MOG823015, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R., permit term to August 24, 2022
  • LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Lamar: MONX00673, minor permit, permit term to February 29, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedBLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE
Permittee as filedMr. Walter Cody
NPDES IDMO0034410
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 9, 2021
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2023
AddressLamar, MO 64759
Receiving waterTributary to N. Fk. Spring R.
SubwatershedLamar Lake-North Fork Spring River (HUC 110702070206)
SIC7011 – Hotels And Motels

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]8293December 31, 2022584% over the limit
pH2161June 30, 2023
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C2260
Solids, total suspended2260
E. coli2200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant240

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 23, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
September 27, 2021Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
September 22, 2021Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
September 22, 2021Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 18, 2026EvaluationS

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 MO0034410.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MO0034410, held by Mr. Walter Cody for BLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE in Lamar, MO, which discharges to Tributary To N. Fk. Spring R. The permit is listed as administratively continued with a minor discharger class of 6, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. The page reflects EPA's permit file as loaded on October 14, 2026, showing issuance on November 9, 2021 and expiration on March 31, 2023.