Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0000728
ELSTER AMERICAN METER COMPANY, HONEYWELL, Nebraska City, NE: NPDES NE0000728 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ELSTER AMERICAN METER COMPANY, HONEYWELL, held by Elster American Meter Company, Honeywell, holds NPDES permit NE0000728, which discharges to Missouri River. EPA’s file records it issued September 10, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ELSTER AMERICAN METER COMPANY, HONEYWELL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Elster American Meter Company, Honeywell |
| NPDES ID | NE0000728 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 10, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | NDEQ |
| Address | Nebraska City, NE 68410 |
| Receiving water | Missouri River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NED007265077; ICIS-AIR source NE0000003113100002 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total phenols | 0 | 25 | 17 | September 30, 2009 | 3,733% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 22 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 10% over the limit |
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 2 | 15 | 1 | September 30, 2023 | 552% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, total gas chromatograph | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Chemical Handling | 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 15, 2026.