Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0036218
MAWC, WOOD HEIGHTS WWTP, Woods Heights, MO: NPDES MO0036218 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MAWC, WOOD HEIGHTS WWTP, held by City of Wood Heights, holds NPDES permit MO0036218, which discharges to Tributary To Gold Mine Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 17, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | MAWC, WOOD HEIGHTS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Wood Heights |
| NPDES ID | MO0036218 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 17, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Woods Heights, MO 64024 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Gold Mine Creek |
| Subwatershed | East Fork Fishing River (HUC 103001010406) |
| 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 70 | 42 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 28 | 82 | 36 | May 31, 2023 | 2,477% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 43 | 32 | January 31, 2024 | 5,087% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 90 | 29 | May 31, 2023 | 237% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 83 | 23 | December 31, 2025 | 533% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 33 | 22 | January 31, 2024 | 567% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 48 | 10 | February 28, 2026 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 1 | 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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 10, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| September 11, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 21, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 14, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 21, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 23, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 12, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 29, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| October 1, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| June 23, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 24, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric 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 October 14, 2026.