Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MO0131539
FORTUNA WWTF, Fortuna, MO: NPDES MO0131539 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORTUNA WWTF, held by PWSD #1 of Moniteau County, holds NPDES permit MO0131539, which discharges to Tributary To Straight Fk.. EPA’s file records it issued July 31, 2020 and expiring March 31, 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 | FORTUNA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PWSD #1 of Moniteau County |
| NPDES ID | MO0131539 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 31, 2020 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2025 |
| Address | Fortuna, MO 65034 |
| Receiving water | Tributary to Straight Fk. |
| Subwatershed | Straight Fork Creek (HUC 103001021101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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, percent removal | 1 | 17 | 9 | March 31, 2026 | 186% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 16 | 8 | December 31, 2025 | 186% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 32 | 6 | September 30, 2021 | |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 2 | 39 | 3 | March 31, 2021 | 199% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 31 | 3 | March 31, 2024 | 40% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 56 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | 107% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 55 | 1 | December 31, 2023 | 11% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 28 | 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
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| November 16, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| January 6, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| October 1, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| February 9, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| February 9, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 9, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 30, 2017 | 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.