Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0096270
LIVING WORD ESTATES WWTP, Lamar, MO: NPDES MO0096270 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LIVING WORD ESTATES WWTP, held by Word of Faith Church Inc., holds NPDES permit MO0096270, which discharges to Tributary To N. Fk. Spring R.. EPA’s file records it issued May 30, 2023 and expiring May 31, 2028. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LIVING WORD ESTATES WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Word of Faith Church Inc. |
| NPDES ID | MO0096270 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 30, 2023 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2028 |
| Address | Lamar, MO 64759 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to N. Fk. Spring R. |
| Subwatershed | Elm Branch-North Fork Spring River (HUC 110702070203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 82 | 64 | March 31, 2025 | 1,567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 76 | 58 | December 31, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 43 | 35 | March 31, 2026 | 2,308% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 43 | 35 | September 30, 2025 | 77,084% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 26, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 17, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 23, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 21, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 23, 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 September 15, 2026.