Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0139963

OWEN INDUSTRIES INC, Carter Lake, IA: NPDES NE0139963 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

OWEN INDUSTRIES INC, held by Paxton & Vierling Finishing, holds NPDES permit NE0139963. EPA’s file records it issued December 27, 2023 and expiring December 31, 2028.

OWEN INDUSTRIES INC, Carter Lake, Iowa: Individual industrial user permit NE0139963, held by Paxton & Vierling Finishing; Effective; issued December 27, 2023, term to December 31, 2028, by NDEE.

pH: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2025.
Cyanide, total [as CN]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Organics, total toxic [TTO]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 25, 2026: Evaluation (S).

OWEN INDUSTRIES INC among its neighbors

Its county holds 37, 2 of them major permits; NE0139963 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

AVOCA CITY OF STP, Avoca: IA0030708, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2025
BUCKEYE TERMINALS, LLC - COUNCIL BLUFFS TERMINAL, Council Bluffs: IA0071234, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2024
CARSON CITY OF STP, Carson: IA0042901, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
CARSON FEEDERS, Carson: IA0080144, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2026
CARTER LAKE, CITY OF MS4, Carter Lake: IA0078891, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2021
CHAPTERS COUNCIL BLUFFS OPCO, LLC (DBA CHAPTERS LIVING OF COUNCIL BLUFFS), Council Bluffs: IA0071269, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2024
COUNCIL BLUFFS CITY OF STP, Council Bluffs: IA0036641, major permit, permit term to November 30, 2025
COUNCIL BLUFFS NARROWS TREATMENT PLANT, Council Bluffs: IA0077470, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2018
COUNCIL BLUFFS, CITY OF MS4, Council Bluffs: IA0078271, minor permit, permit term to January 2, 2018
COUNCIL POINT WATER PURIFICATION PLANT, Council Bluffs: IA0082074, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	OWEN INDUSTRIES INC
Permittee as filed	Paxton & Vierling Finishing
NPDES ID	NE0139963
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual industrial user permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 27, 2023
Expiration date	December 31, 2028
Issuing agency	NDEE
Address	Carter Lake, IA 51510

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
10With a violation of any kind
1With 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
pH	2	3	1	June 30, 2025
Cyanide, total [as CN]	2	2	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	2	2	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	2	2	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	2	2	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	2	2	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	2	2	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	2	2	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	2	2	0
Organics, total toxic [TTO]	2	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0139963.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 25, 2026	Evaluation	S

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NE0139963.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit NE0139963 for OWEN INDUSTRIES INC in Carter Lake, IA, with permit status Effective and a Minor Discharger class. The permit was issued December 27, 2023 and expires December 31, 2028, and the page lists 11 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, 10 with a violation of any kind, and 1 with an effluent exceedance.