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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0054691

ELSBERRY WWTF, Elsberry, MO: NPDES MO0054691 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

ELSBERRY WWTF, held by City of Elsberry, holds NPDES permit MO0054691, which discharges to Lost Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2023.

ELSBERRY WWTF, Elsberry, Missouri: Individual permit MO0054691, held by City of Elsberry; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 1, 2019, term to December 31, 2023; discharges to Lost Creek.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 93 violations of any kind, 79 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 2,725% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 843% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 386% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 19 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 327% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 733% over the limit.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 186% over the limit.
  • Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2014, largest 89% over the limit.
  • Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 60% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • November 4, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • July 2, 2026: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • November 26, 2025: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • August 8, 2025: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • October 1, 2024: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • September 28, 2023: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • June 10, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • May 31, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • October 6, 2021: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • July 15, 2021: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • March 30, 2021: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • September 30, 2020: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).

Missouri holds 756 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 528 were issued before MO0054691. City of Elsberry holds 2 permits in Missouri.

Other permits held by City of Elsberry

Coverages issued nearest MO0054691

ELSBERRY WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Lost Creek subwatershed (HUC 071100041104), MO0054691 among them. Its county holds 226, 2 of them major permits; MO0054691 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lost Creek subwatershed (HUC 071100041104)

  • KINION SALVAGE, Elsberry: MOR60A136, minor permit, discharging to Hurricane Creek, permit term to December 11, 2023

Identity

Facility as filedELSBERRY WWTF
Permittee as filedCity of Elsberry
NPDES IDMO0054691
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 1, 2019
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2023
AddressElsberry, MO 63343
Receiving waterLost Creek
SubwatershedLost Creek (HUC 071100041104)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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]89379June 30, 20262,725% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C22923April 30, 2024843% over the limit
Solids, total suspended22416May 31, 2026386% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal11915May 31, 2026327% over the limit
pH23614January 31, 2024
E. coli2128June 30, 2025733% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal1118June 30, 2023186% over the limit
Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia055March 31, 201489% over the limit
Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.2173December 31, 201660% over the limit
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]4180
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]4180
Phosphorus, total [as P]4180
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
November 4, 2026Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
July 2, 2026Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
November 26, 2025Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
August 8, 2025Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
October 1, 2024Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
September 28, 2023Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
June 10, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
May 31, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
October 6, 2021Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
July 15, 2021Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
March 30, 2021Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
September 30, 2020Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0054691.

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 MO0054691.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES MO0054691 discharge permit held by the City of Elsberry for the ELSBERRY WWTF in Elsberry, MO, which discharges to Lost Creek. It lists the permit as administratively continued, with 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and 13 pollutants on file.