Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0058475
HOUSTONIA WWTF, Houstonia, MO: NPDES MO0058475 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOUSTONIA WWTF, held by City of Houstonia, holds NPDES permit MO0058475, which discharges to Buffalo Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2018 and expiring March 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 | HOUSTONIA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Houstonia |
| NPDES ID | MO0058475 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 19, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Address | Houstonia, MO 65333 |
| Receiving water | Buffalo Creek |
| Subwatershed | Coppers Creek-Blackwater River (HUC 103001040503) |
| 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
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 28 | 10 | June 30, 2026 | 150% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 12 | 10 | December 31, 2017 | 1,074% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 23 | 5 | June 30, 2022 | 151% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 11 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 186% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 18 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 422% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 8 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 40% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 15 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | 8% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 31, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 19, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 19, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 19, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 29, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 29, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 30, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 30, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 7, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 24, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 24, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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.