Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0106844
ASHLAND WWTP, Ashland, MO: NPDES MO0106844 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ASHLAND WWTP, held by City of Ashland, holds NPDES permit MO0106844, which discharges to Foster Branch Tributary. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2025 and expiring August 31, 2030. 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 | ASHLAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Ashland |
| NPDES ID | MO0106844 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 1, 2025 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2030 |
| Address | Ashland, MO 65010 |
| Receiving water | Foster Branch tributary |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Fowler Creek-Cedar Creek (HUC 103001021004) |
| 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 98 | 84 | November 30, 2021 | 320% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 23 | 9 | November 30, 2021 | 167% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 22 | 8 | January 31, 2022 | 190% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 29 | 7 | June 30, 2021 | 800% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 7 | 5 | July 31, 2021 | 6,669% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 20 | 4 | October 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 17 | 3 | May 31, 2021 | 113% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chloride | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| August 29, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 29, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 29, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 29, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 31, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 30, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 27, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 28, 2018 | 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.