Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0028584
EMMA SOUTH WWTF, Emma, MO: NPDES MO0028584 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EMMA SOUTH WWTF, held by City of Emma, holds NPDES permit MO0028584, which discharges to Goose Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 16, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EMMA SOUTH WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Emma |
| NPDES ID | MO0028584 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 16, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2021 |
| Address | Emma, MO 65327 |
| Receiving water | Goose Creek |
| Subwatershed | Peavine Creek-Blackwater River (HUC 103001040307) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 2 | 14 | 6 | March 31, 2025 | 220% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 20 | 5 | June 30, 2024 | 567% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 17 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | 63% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2007 | 260% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 37% over the limit |
| pH | 1 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 31, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 15, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 30, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 30, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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 September 15, 2026.