Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0117455
WILLARD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WWTP, Springfield, MO: NPDES MO0117455 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WILLARD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WWTP, held by Willard R-II Schools, holds NPDES permit MO0117455, which discharges to Tributary To Rainer Branch. EPA’s file records it issued September 15, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | WILLARD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Willard R-II Schools |
| NPDES ID | MO0117455 |
| 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 |
| Issued | September 15, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Springfield, MO 65802 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Rainer Branch |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Clear Creek (HUC 102901060204) |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
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
- 13Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 | 56 | 52 | December 31, 2024 | 670% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 20 | 16 | June 30, 2026 | 433% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 19 | 15 | March 31, 2020 | 58,135% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 12 | December 31, 2011 | 3,275% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 11 | 7 | December 31, 2024 | 5,400% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 6 | 6 | March 31, 2017 | 208,471% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 8 | 4 | June 30, 2026 | 706% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 3 | September 30, 2022 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 419% over the limit |
| BOD, 20-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2021 | 67% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 5 | 1 | December 31, 2013 | 17% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 11% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 14, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 18, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 27, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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.