Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0049506
KIRKSVILLE WWTP, Kirksville, MO: NPDES MO0049506 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KIRKSVILLE WWTP, held by City of Kirksville, holds NPDES permit MO0049506, which discharges to Bear Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2027. 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 | KIRKSVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Kirksville |
| NPDES ID | MO0049506 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 13, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Address | Kirksville, MO 63501 |
| Receiving water | Bear Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Bear Creek (HUC 071100050108) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 26 | 22 | April 30, 2022 | 1,070% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 15 | 11 | June 30, 2017 | 52% over the limit |
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 0 | 40 | 2 | January 31, 2013 | 78% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 28 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 22, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 8, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.