Permits Needed for a Convenience Store

If your business discharges wastewater or stormwater associated with petroleum impacted water at any industrial or commercial facility, you must obtain a Petroleum Impacted Water Remediation MOG940000 master general permit.

If your business is a no-discharge, private or domestic wastewater treatment facility with design flows of less than 50,000 gallons per day and land apply the wastewater, design flows of less than 50,000 gallons per day and plan to land apply the wastewater, you must obtain a Land Application of Domestic Wastewater MOG823000 master general permit.

Missouri collects water use data to better understand and manage the state’s water inventory.  A Major Water User is any person or entity that has the capability of producing a large amount of water (100,000 gallons per day or 70 gallons per minute or more) with all their combined wells or surface intakes. This water can be from either groundwater via a well, or surface water from a stream, river, lake, pond, or spring. 

Major Water Users are required by law to report the volume of water used by March 31 of the year following the usage.

If your business plans to construct a public water system that will supply drinking water to the public, you must obtain a Public Water Systems Construction Permit. You must obtain this permit if you also plan to complete the following construction projects to the water system: waterline extensions, waterline replacements, drilling water supply well, construction a storage tank, adding a disinfection system, treatment changes, building a pump station or other improvements or modifications. A public water system has at least 15 service connections or serves at least 25 people at least 60 days out of the year. If your business plans to connect to a permitted public water system, then you are not required to obtain this permit.

If your business meets the definition of a transient noncommunity public water system, you must obtain a Public Water Systems Permit to Dispense. A transient noncommunity public water system has at least 15 service connections or serves at least 25 people at least 60 days out of the year. If your business plans to connect to a permitted public water system, then you are not required to obtain this permit.

Please refer to the Public Water Systems Permit to Dispense for additional information regarding the permit and applications. There are two forms available to use when applying for this permit. 

• Permit to Dispense Application for Public Water Systems – MO 780-2122 (be sure to check the box Transient Noncommunity Water Systems at the top of the form)
• Permit to Dispense Application for Transient Noncommunity Water Systems – MO 780-2228 (this is a simplified form to use specifically for transient noncommunity water systems.)

If your business plans to collect scrap tires prior to being offered for recycling or processing and plans to keep fewer than 500 scrap tires on-site at any time, your facility is not required to obtain a permit. However, there are exemptions and record keeping requirements. Also, the center shall be used only for the proper and temporary storage of scrap tires that will be removed for recovery or processing or for temporary storage at a permitted scrap tire processing facility for permanent disposal at a permitted solid waste disposal area.

If your business plans to perform any work in a waterway or wetland, you may be required to submit a Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Contact the appropriate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district to determine if a federal permit is required. If there is no federal permit required, then you are not required to obtain a 401 Water Quality Certification from the department.

If your business plans to construct a gravity sewer extension, force main and lift station, you may need a site-specific Sewer Extension Construction Permit. You may also need this permit if you plan to construct a non-earthen flow equalization storage basin at a lift station and an inline storage.

If your business includes an underground storage tank on the property used to store either petroleum or certain hazardous substances or if you plan to have a tank installed for these reasons, you may be required to submit an Underground Storage Tank Registration with the department.