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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0131539

FORTUNA WWTF, Fortuna, MO: NPDES MO0131539 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FORTUNA WWTF, held by PWSD #1 of Moniteau County, holds NPDES permit MO0131539, which discharges to Tributary To Straight Fk.. EPA’s file records it issued July 31, 2020 and expiring March 31, 2025.

FORTUNA WWTF, Fortuna, Missouri: Individual permit MO0131539, held by PWSD #1 of Moniteau County; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued July 31, 2020, term to March 31, 2025; discharges to Tributary to Straight Fk..

  • BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 186% over the limit.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 186% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021.
  • Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.: 2 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 199% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 40% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 107% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2023, largest 11% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 3, 2024: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • November 16, 2023: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • August 30, 2022: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • August 30, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • August 30, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • August 30, 2022: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
  • August 30, 2022: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • August 30, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • June 23, 2022: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • June 23, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • June 23, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • June 23, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • June 23, 2022: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
  • June 23, 2022: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • January 6, 2020: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • October 1, 2019: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • February 9, 2018: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
  • February 9, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • February 9, 2018: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • February 9, 2018: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
  • June 30, 2017: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).

Missouri holds 756 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 638 were issued before MO0131539.

Coverages issued nearest MO0131539

FORTUNA WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 18 discharge permits in the Straight Fork Creek subwatershed (HUC 103001021101), MO0131539 among them. Its county holds 41, 1 of them major permits; MO0131539 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Straight Fork Creek subwatershed (HUC 103001021101)

  • BURKHOLDER FARM, Versailles: MORA22515, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • CAPITAL MATERIALS, LLC PORT-0581, Versailles: MOG491571, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to April 30, 2027
  • CHICKEN BARN, Tipton: MORA27575, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • EAGLE STOP VERSAILLES, Versailles: MORA25787, minor permit, discharging to Straight Fork, permit term to February 7, 2027
  • GATES CORPORATION, Versailles: MONX00626, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2023
  • GATES CORPORATION, Versailles: MOR203027, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to August 31, 2024
  • LEHMAN'S RESTAURANT WWTF, Versailles: MO0124818, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to March 31, 2025
  • LUKE BURKHOLDER, Versailles: MORA24890, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to February 7, 2027
  • MFA AGRI SERVICE B/P - VERSAILLES, Versailles: MOR240049, minor permit, discharging to Straight Fk., permit term to February 19, 2014
  • MFA OIL BULK PLANT-VERSAILLES, Versailles: MOG350040, minor permit, discharging to Tributary to Straight Fk., permit term to September 17, 2022

Identity

Facility as filedFORTUNA WWTF
Permittee as filedPWSD #1 of Moniteau County
NPDES IDMO0131539
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 31, 2020
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2025
AddressFortuna, MO 65034
Receiving waterTributary to Straight Fk.
SubwatershedStraight Fork Creek (HUC 103001021101)

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
BOD, 5-day, percent removal1179March 31, 2026186% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal1168December 31, 2025186% over the limit
pH2326September 30, 2021
Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.2393March 31, 2021199% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]3313March 31, 202440% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C3562December 31, 2015107% over the limit
Solids, total suspended3551December 31, 202311% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2360
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]2280
Chlorine, total residual2280
E. coli2280

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 3, 2024Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
November 16, 2023Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
August 30, 2022Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
August 30, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
August 30, 2022Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
August 30, 2022Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)ST6
August 30, 2022Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
August 30, 2022Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
June 23, 2022Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
June 23, 2022Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
June 23, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
June 23, 2022Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
June 23, 2022Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)ST6
June 23, 2022Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
January 6, 2020Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
October 1, 2019Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
February 9, 2018Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRsST6
February 9, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
February 9, 2018Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
February 9, 2018Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)ST6
June 30, 2017Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MO0131539.

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 MO0131539.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit MO0131539 held by PWSD #1 of Moniteau County for the FORTUNA WWTF in Fortuna, MO, which discharges to Tributary To Straight Fk. The page lists 11 pollutants on file, all under a numeric limit, with 7 showing an effluent exceedance. The permit's status is shown as Effective, with an issue date of July 31, 2020 and an expiration date of March 31, 2025, as the EPA permit file stood when the record was loaded.