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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0117188

CHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP, O'Fallon, MO: NPDES MO0117188 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP, held by Michael Burns, holds NPDES permit MO0117188, which discharges to Tributary To Cuivre River. EPA’s file records it issued July 20, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2018.

CHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP, O'Fallon, Missouri: Individual permit MO0117188, held by Michael Burns; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 20, 2017, term to September 30, 2018; discharges to Tributary to Cuivre River.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 1,543% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 158% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2017, largest 170% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • January 11, 2023: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • October 19, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • May 16, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • May 16, 2022: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • May 16, 2022: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • May 16, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • May 16, 2022: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
  • January 13, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • October 13, 2021: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • July 15, 2021: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • September 30, 2020: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • March 30, 2020: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).

Other permits held by Michael Burns

CHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 25 discharge permits in the Cuivre River subwatershed (HUC 071100080411), MO0117188 among them. Its county holds 774, 9 of them major permits; MO0117188 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cuivre River subwatershed (HUC 071100080411)

  • AMAYA FENCE, Saint Paul: MORA23200, minor permit, discharging to Cuivre R., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • BMC PLANT 24 OLD MONROE, Old Monroe: MOG500189, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cuivre R., permit term to May 22, 2022
  • CHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP, O'Fallon: MOGDS0180, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Horseshoe Lake, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • DCSD RIVERDALE SUBDIVISION WWTP, St. Paul: MO0132152, minor permit, discharging to Whites Branch, permit term to September 30, 2023
  • DOLLAR GENERAL - OLD MONROE, Old Monroe: MORA25623, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cuivre R., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • FASTLANE, Old Monroe: MORA27804, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cuivre R., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • KEYSTONE ESTATES WWTP, Old Monroe: MO0134309, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Jordan Branch, permit term to September 30, 2023
  • LCPWSD NO. 1 GREEN ACRES WWTF, Old Monroe: MO0099228, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cuivre R., permit term to September 30, 2018
  • LINCOLN COUNTY BOAT AND RV STORAGE, Old Monroe: MORA28833, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Cuivre R., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • LONE WOLF ACRES - 2022, O'Fallon: MORA21162, minor permit, discharging to Cuivre R., permit term to February 7, 2027

Identity

Facility as filedCHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP
Permittee as filedMichael Burns
NPDES IDMO0117188
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 20, 2017
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2018
AddressO'Fallon, MO 63366
Receiving waterTributary to Cuivre River
SubwatershedCuivre River (HUC 071100080411)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]43626September 30, 20241,543% over the limit
E. coli22721June 30, 202399,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended23020June 30, 2021158% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C2166December 31, 2017170% over the limit
pH2100
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant280

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 11, 2023Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
October 19, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
May 16, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
May 16, 2022Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
May 16, 2022Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
May 16, 2022Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
May 16, 2022Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)ST6
January 13, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
October 13, 2021Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
July 15, 2021Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
September 30, 2020Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
March 30, 2020Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0117188.

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 MO0117188.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MO0117188 for CHEROKEE LAKES CAMPGROUND WWTP in O'Fallon, MO, held by Michael Burns, which discharges to Tributary To Cuivre River in the Cuivre River subwatershed (HUC 071100080411). The permit is listed as administratively continued, issued July 20, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2018, and the file shows 6 pollutants on file, 6 under a numeric limit, 6 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.