Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0103659
WORLDS OF FUN, Kansas City, MO: NPDES MO0103659 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WORLDS OF FUN, held by Cedar Fair, LP, holds NPDES permit MO0103659, which discharges to Tributary To Shoal Cr.. EPA’s file records it issued December 11, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2019. 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 | WORLDS OF FUN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cedar Fair, LP |
| NPDES ID | MO0103659 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | December 11, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2019 |
| Address | Kansas City, MO 64161 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Shoal Cr. |
| Subwatershed | Buckeye Creek-Missouri River (HUC 103001010301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 28Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 28With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 989 | 635 | July 31, 2020 | 16,150% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 483 | 62 | July 31, 2020 | 1,443% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 136 | 53 | October 31, 2019 | 550% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 11 | 453 | 28 | September 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 20 | 760 | 20 | November 30, 2023 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2008 | 303% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 297 | 1 | September 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 11 | 441 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 420 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 10 | 418 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 11 | 407 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 3 | 338 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 3 | 316 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 3 | 316 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 3 | 316 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 3 | 316 | 0 | ||
| Chlorides + Sulfates | 0 | 309 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 299 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 0 | 249 | 0 | ||
| Neptune Blue | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Oil petroleum, total recoverable | 6 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons - Diesel | 6 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Storm water flow | 0 | 6 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| August 2, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 21, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| September 27, 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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