Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0101729
PLUMINO (FORMERLY BIOKYOWA), Cape Girardeau, MO: NPDES MO0101729 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 47Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PLUMINO (FORMERLY BIOKYOWA), held by Kyowa Hakko Bio, holds NPDES permit MO0101729, which discharges to Tributary To Mississippi R.. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | PLUMINO (FORMERLY BIOKYOWA) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kyowa Hakko Bio |
| NPDES ID | MO0101729 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | November 20, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Cape Girardeau, MO 63702 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Mississippi R. |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Juden Creek-Mississippi River (HUC 071401050503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 54Pollutants on file
- 47Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 6 | 6 | July 31, 2013 | 700% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 9 | 5 | July 31, 2025 | 135% over the limit |
| Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal | 0 | 34 | 2 | September 30, 2018 | 220% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 5 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2020 | 174% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 69 | 1 | April 30, 2013 | 0% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 33 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 20% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 18 | 17 | 1 | June 30, 2012 | 3% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 3 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2019 | 270% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 14 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 12 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, percent removal | 2 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 6 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 5 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Pressure, casing | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Volume, total | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 25 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Monitoring well level from the surface | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Application rate area sprayed | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [TKN] [water] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Depth to water level ft below landsurface | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, percent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chem. oxygen demand [COD] % removal | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hydrochloric acid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2022 | 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 15, 2026.