Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0106526
LAKE NORTHWOODS UTILITY WWTF, Owensville, MO: NPDES MO0106526 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKE NORTHWOODS UTILITY WWTF, held by Ronald E. Ragland, holds NPDES permit MO0106526, which discharges to Tributary To Second Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 24, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. 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 | LAKE NORTHWOODS UTILITY WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ronald E. Ragland |
| NPDES ID | MO0106526 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 24, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Address | Owensville, MO 65066 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Second Creek |
| Subwatershed | Second Creek (HUC 102902030308) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 5 | 1 | June 30, 2015 | 166% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 0 | 4 | 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
- 20Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| March 16, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 4, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 4, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| February 4, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| February 4, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 26, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 26, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 2, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| July 9, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 3, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| November 3, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| November 3, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 3, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 28, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| January 10, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| July 14, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 30, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 26, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, MO0106526.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID MO0106526 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Owensville
- Every permit record in Owensville, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Missouri
- Every permit record in Missouri, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.