Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0080594
BELL CITY WWTF, Bell City, MO: NPDES MO0080594 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BELL CITY WWTF, held by City of Bell City, holds NPDES permit MO0080594, which discharges to Tributary To Ditch #30. EPA’s file records it issued October 25, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2021. 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 | BELL CITY WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Bell City |
| NPDES ID | MO0080594 |
| 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 | October 25, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Address | Bell City, MO 63735 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Ditch #30 |
| Subwatershed | Ash Slough (HUC 080202040207) |
| 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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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, suspended percent removal | 1 | 58 | 54 | July 31, 2026 | 186% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 36 | 32 | July 31, 2026 | 186% over the limit |
| pH | 1 | 71 | 24 | March 31, 2026 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 21 | 17 | April 30, 2021 | 680% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 32 | 8 | February 28, 2026 | 213% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 10 | 6 | November 30, 2024 | 53% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 4 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | 584% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| October 2, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 28, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 22, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 26, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 16, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| April 5, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 27, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 31, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| October 9, 2020 | 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.