Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0055981
BUNCETON WWTF, Bunceton, MO: NPDES MO0055981 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUNCETON WWTF, held by City of Bunceton, holds NPDES permit MO0055981, which discharges to Stephens Branch. EPA’s file records it issued December 4, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2025. 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 | BUNCETON WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Bunceton |
| NPDES ID | MO0055981 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 4, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Address | Bunceton, MO 65237 |
| Receiving water | Stephens Branch |
| Subwatershed | Stephens Branch Creek (HUC 103001020402) |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 9 | 7 | March 31, 2026 | 245% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 10 | 6 | March 31, 2017 | 16% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 30 | 5 | March 31, 2026 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2026 | 111% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 7 | 3 | June 30, 2019 | 410% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 8 | 2 | April 30, 2006 | 67% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2015 | 7,424% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2021 | 27% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 4 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 1, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 1, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 16, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 16, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 16, 2019 | 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.