Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0113891
LEMONS LANDFILL EAST, Dexter, MO: NPDES MO0113891 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LEMONS LANDFILL EAST, held by Lemons Landfill, LLC, holds NPDES permit MO0113891, which discharges to Tributary To Blackshire Branch. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 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 | LEMONS LANDFILL EAST |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lemons Landfill, LLC |
| NPDES ID | MO0113891 |
| 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 | November 30, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Address | Dexter, MO 63841 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Blackshire Branch |
| Subwatershed | Main Ditch (HUC 080202040502) |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MOR000560318; ICIS-AIR source MO0000002920700062 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 29Under 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 | 4 | 43 | 41 | March 31, 2025 | 1,656% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 31 | 31 | December 31, 2025 | 12,140% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 10 | 4 | June 30, 2015 | 67% over the limit |
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 0 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2008 | 666,567% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2006 | 13% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 4 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2015 | 498% over the limit |
| pH | 7 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2013 | |
| Specific conductance | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Storm water flow | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 3 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| October 17, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 10, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0113891.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MO0113891.
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.