Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0021482
BLAIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Blair, NE: NPDES NE0021482 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BLAIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Blair WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0021482, which discharges to Missouri River. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.
BLAIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Blair, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0021482, held by Blair WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 19, 2019, term to December 31, 2024; discharges to MISSOURI RIVER.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2007, largest 464% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 1998, largest 186% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2015, largest 42,478% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2015, largest 302% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 1995.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, dissolved [as Cr]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 186 were issued before NE0021482.
Coverages issued nearest NE0021482
- September 27, 2019: WAKEFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wakefield, NE0049018, held by Wakefield WWTF
- September 27, 2019: BARNESTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Barneston, NE0121711, held by Barneston WWTF
- September 30, 2019: CHAMBERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT, Chambers, NE0139599, held by Chambers WWTF
- December 17, 2019: HOLBROOK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Holbrook, NE0023833, held by Holbrook WWTF
- December 17, 2019: UNADILLA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Unadilla, NE0025461, held by Unadilla WWTF
- December 19, 2019: SCHUYLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Schuyler, NE0042358, held by Schuyler WWTF
- December 19, 2019: RISING CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Rising City, NE0046299, held by Rising City WWTF
- March 4, 2020: HOLDREGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Holdrege, NE0021202, held by Holdrege WWTF
- March 9, 2020: GUIDE ROCK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Guide Rock, NE0021601, held by Guide Rock WWTF
- March 18, 2020: PAWNEE CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Pawnee City, NE0042048, held by Pawnee City WWTF
BLAIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the County Line Ditch-Missouri River subwatershed (HUC 102300010611), NE0021482 among them. Its county holds 16, 2 of them major permits; NE0021482 is a major permit.
Other permits in the County Line Ditch-Missouri River subwatershed (HUC 102300010611)
- TEKAMAH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Tekamah: NE0123072, minor permit, discharging to CAMERON DITCH, permit term to March 31, 2022
- V-HANSEN LAND & CATTLE CO, Herman: NEG022083, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2027
Identity
| Facility as filed | BLAIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Blair WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0021482 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 19, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Address | Blair, NE 68008 |
| Receiving water | MISSOURI RIVER |
| Subwatershed | County Line Ditch-Missouri River (HUC 102300010611) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source NE0000003117700072 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 53 | 13 | March 31, 2007 | 464% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 45 | 5 | July 31, 1998 | 186% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 10 | 2 | August 31, 2015 | 42,478% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 29 | 1 | August 31, 2015 | 302% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 21 | 1 | February 28, 1995 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0021482.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0021482.
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 NE0021482.
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