Water Protection Program

Permit in Lieu of a Total Maximum Daily Load Water Body Record

Bynum Creek
Approved Dec. 28, 2007

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, approved a permit-in-lieu of a Total Maximum Daily Load, or PIL, for Bynum Creek, WBID 0709, in Callaway County. 

303(d)-listed pollutants:

• Non-volatile Suspended Solids (sediment).

To address the listed pollutants, permit limits were adjusted for:

• Total suspended solids.

Additionally, the quarry was required to reconstruct a road crossing and install best management practices to control Stormwater contributions of sediment to the creek.

Documents in this record:

• Bynum Creek PIL.
• Permit #MO-0133957, Auxvasse Quarry - South (Mertens Construction Company), submitted in lieu of a TMDL.  Issued Oct. 30, 2007.
• EPA approval letter - This includes the EPA Region 7 4B Rationale pages in which they document how the permit adequately addresses the listed pollutant(s).
• Bynum Creek TMDL Information Sheet.