Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0053376
BCRSD HIGHFIELD ACRES WWTF, Columbia, MO: NPDES MO0053376 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BCRSD HIGHFIELD ACRES WWTF, held by Boone County Regional Sewer District, holds NPDES permit MO0053376, which discharges to Tributary To North Fork Grindstone Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 22, 2018 and expiring March 31, 2020. 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 | BCRSD HIGHFIELD ACRES WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Boone County Regional Sewer District |
| NPDES ID | MO0053376 |
| 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 | October 22, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2020 |
| Address | Columbia, MO 65201 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to North Fork Grindstone Creek |
| Subwatershed | Middle Hinkson Creek (HUC 103001020602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 12 | 8 | December 31, 2024 | 231% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 4 | March 31, 2024 | 625% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 2 | March 31, 2022 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 18, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 18, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 18, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 28, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 30, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.