Little Blue Valley Sewer District
Independence, MO · Jackson County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 29.2 MGD
- Design flow
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- NPDES permit
- MOL101087
- Effective
- Permit expires
- December 2030
- Population served
- 39,046
- CWNS 2022
Little Blue Valley Sewer District is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri treating an average of 29.2 million gallons per day, serving about 39,046 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, aerated lagoons, covered lagoons, carrousels / oxidation ditches, biogas silos and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit MOL101087 (effective), which expires in December 2030, with 14 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Clarifiers
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Aerated lagoons
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Covered lagoons
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Carrousels / oxidation ditches
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Biogas silos
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Biogas balloons
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Biological Treatment, Other
unit processBiosolids Chemical Addition
unit processBiosolids Mechanical Dewatering
unit processDisinfection, UV
unit processScreening
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 14
- Effluent violations
- 14
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Independence
Independence's capital improvement plan lists 46 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $90M starting 2025–2030. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Main Replacement Program | $34,000,000 | 2025–2031 |
| Nutrient Removal | $8,500,000 | 2026–2031 |
| Service Line Upgrades | $5,160,000 | 2025–2031 |
| Future Production Wells | $4,000,000 | 2025–2031 |
| M-291 Wellfield Header | $4,000,000 | 2025–2027 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
1 verified contact for Little Blue Valley Sewer District, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Missouri
Kansas City · 7 mi away
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Buckner · 8 mi away
0.18 MGD
Independence · 8 mi away
5.07 MGD
Jackson · 10 mi away
0.01 MGD
Kansas City · 10 mi away
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Excelsior Springs · 10 mi away
1 MGD
Orrick · 11 mi away
0.03 MGD
Kearney · 12 mi away
1.03 MGD
Little Blue Valley Sewer District: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026; facility record last updated March 7, 2025.