Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0051616
BROWNING WWTF, Browning, MO: NPDES MO0051616 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BROWNING WWTF, held by City of Browning, holds NPDES permit MO0051616, which discharges to Locust Cr.. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2022. 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 | BROWNING WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Browning |
| NPDES ID | MO0051616 |
| 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 | September 25, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Address | Browning, MO 64630 |
| Receiving water | Locust Cr. |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lowes Branch-Locust Creek (HUC 102801030901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 2 | 68 | 2 | March 31, 2021 | 92% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 32 | 2 | June 30, 2019 | 135% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2021 | 57% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2012 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 54 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 6 | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 27, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 16, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 9, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 9, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 9, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| March 9, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 21, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 21, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 29, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 30, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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 September 14, 2026.