Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0134791
EMORY CREEK RANCH WWTP, Branson, MO: NPDES MO0134791 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EMORY CREEK RANCH WWTP, held by Taney County Regional Sewer District, holds NPDES permit MO0134791, which discharges to Tributary To North Emory Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 27, 2020 and expiring December 31, 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 | EMORY CREEK RANCH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Taney County Regional Sewer District |
| NPDES ID | MO0134791 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 27, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Address | Branson, MO 65616 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to North Emory Creek |
| Subwatershed | Lower Bull Creek-Lake Taneycomo (HUC 110100030108) |
| SIC | 8641 – Civic And Social Associations |
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
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 251 | 205 | February 28, 2026 | 9,329% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 67 | 51 | February 28, 2026 | 508% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 121 | 39 | April 30, 2025 | 440% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 47 | 31 | January 31, 2026 | 672,678% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 21 | 5 | April 30, 2023 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 84 | 2 | April 30, 2022 | 139% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3] | 0 | 68 | 2 | January 31, 2011 | 132% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal, colony forming units | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 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
- 18Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 31, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 29, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 10, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 10, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 10, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 20, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| April 2, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 27, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 28, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 18, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 21, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 21, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 7, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 21, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 21, 2017 | 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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