Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0048101
BELLE WWTF, Belle, MO: NPDES MO0048101 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BELLE WWTF, held by City of Belle, holds NPDES permit MO0048101, which discharges to Tributary To Klein Branch. EPA’s file records it issued February 8, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BELLE WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Belle |
| NPDES ID | MO0048101 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 8, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Address | Belle, MO 65013 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Klein Branch |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Dry Fork (HUC 071401030101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2010 | 46% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2010 | 41% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2010 | 790% over the limit |
| Spray irrigation | 24 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Application rate area sprayed | 24 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Application rate, gallons spray irrigation | 24 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Spray irrigation, application rate | 24 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Freeboard | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Depth to water level ft below landsurface | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, gallons/batch | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Application rate, rate/area sprayed | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 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
- 23Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Land Application (non-503 non-CAFO) | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | WW SSO - Failure to report violation that may endanger public health 122.41(l)(7) | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| January 17, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| November 29, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 29, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 29, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 16, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| May 15, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 15, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 15, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 30, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 30, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Land Application (non-503 non-CAFO) | ST6 |
| March 30, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 30, 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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