Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0127159
EAST BUTLER COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT WWTP, Poplar Bluff, MO: NPDES MO0127159 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAST BUTLER COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT WWTP, held by East Butler County Sewer District, holds NPDES permit MO0127159, which discharges to Tributary To Ditch To Black R.. EPA’s file records it issued August 18, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2024. 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 | EAST BUTLER COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | East Butler County Sewer District |
| NPDES ID | MO0127159 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 18, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Address | Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Ditch to Black R. |
| Subwatershed | Catherine Slough (HUC 110100070802) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 22 | 79 | 57 | July 31, 2026 | 2,300% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 66 | 39 | July 31, 2025 | 1,560% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 37 | 18 | January 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 35 | 8 | April 30, 2024 | 360% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 6 | 5 | June 30, 2024 | 567% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 5 | 4 | April 30, 2024 | 567% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | 753% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | 840% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 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
- 15Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 8, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 30, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 31, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 30, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 30, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 28, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 23, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 27, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 18, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 24, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 5, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.