Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0057070
NELL HOLCOMB R-IV SCHOOL WWTP, Cape Girardeau, MO: NPDES MO0057070 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NELL HOLCOMB R-IV SCHOOL WWTP, held by Nell Holcomb R-IV School District, holds NPDES permit MO0057070, which discharges to Tributary To Soakie Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 29, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. 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 | NELL HOLCOMB R-IV SCHOOL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Nell Holcomb R-IV School District |
| NPDES ID | MO0057070 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 29, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Address | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Soakie Creek |
| Subwatershed | Flora Creek-Mississippi River (HUC 071401050502) |
| 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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 | 4 | 51 | 31 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 54 | 22 | June 30, 2021 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 22 | 22 | September 30, 2016 | 400% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 20 | 20 | June 30, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 39 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 1,360% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 37 | 5 | March 31, 2019 | 136% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 35 | 3 | June 30, 2019 | 57% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 32 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 18, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| October 29, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 5, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 16, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| June 7, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 31, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 7, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 7, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 30, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | 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.