Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MOG491087
SEMO OPERATING COMPANY, Cape Girardeau, MO: NPDES MOG491087 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SEMO OPERATING COMPANY, held by SEMO Operating Company LLC, holds NPDES permit MOG491087, which discharges to Ramsey Branch. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2022 and expiring April 30, 2027. 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 | SEMO OPERATING COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SEMO Operating Company LLC |
| NPDES ID | MOG491087 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | May 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2027 |
| Address | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 |
| Receiving water | Ramsey Branch |
| Subwatershed | Juden Creek-Mississippi River (HUC 071401050503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 20 | 4 | December 31, 2024 | 143% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 21 | 3 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 19 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 30% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 0 | 14 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 26, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 25, 2020 | WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| November 25, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 9, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 9, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 9, 2017 | WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | 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.