Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0093564
ST. JAMES WWTP, St. James, MO: NPDES MO0093564 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ST. JAMES WWTP, held by City of St. James, holds NPDES permit MO0093564, which discharges to Robinson Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 22, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2025. 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 | ST. JAMES WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of St. James |
| NPDES ID | MO0093564 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 22, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Address | St. James, MO 65559 |
| Receiving water | Robinson Creek |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Bourbeuse River (HUC 071401030201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 24 | 12 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 33 | 7 | November 30, 2023 | 631% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 27 | 4 | December 31, 2023 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 10 | 3 | March 31, 2023 | 80% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 41 | 2 | October 31, 2022 | 1,913% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 20 | 2 | August 31, 2007 | 19% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 9 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 167% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2014 | 799% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 43 | 1 | January 31, 2006 | 13% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 11, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| July 11, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| July 11, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| November 16, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| June 30, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 23, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 19, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 19, 2020 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | 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.