Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0021555
KENESAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Kenesaw, NE: NPDES NE0021555 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
KENESAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by KENESAW WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0021555, which discharges to Little Blue Rive. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026.
KENESAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Kenesaw, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0021555, held by KENESAW WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 30, 2021, term to June 30, 2026; discharges to LITTLE BLUE RIVE.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2011, largest 127% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2010.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2009, largest 94% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2019, largest 88% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, dissolved [as Cr]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- April 10, 2025: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- July 1, 2019: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 236 were issued before NE0021555.
Coverages issued nearest NE0021555
- June 17, 2021: LEXINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Lexington, NE0042668, held by LEXINGTON WWTF
- June 17, 2021: WILBER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wilber, NE0045373, held by WILBER WWTF
- June 17, 2021: SPENCER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Spencer, NE0049042, held by SPENCER WWTF
- June 25, 2021: RIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF, Waterloo, NE0112283, held by SID 177 DOUGLAS RIVERSIDE LAKE
- June 30, 2021: DAVID CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, David City, NE0021199, held by DAVID CITY WWTF
- June 30, 2021: MINDEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Minden, NE0025411, held by MINDEN WWTF
- June 30, 2021: FULLERTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Fullerton, NE0026638, held by FULLERTON WWTF
- June 30, 2021: HOOPER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Hooper, NE0049093, held by HOOPER WWTF
- June 30, 2021: BASSETT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bassett, NE0112666, held by BASSETT WWTF
- June 30, 2021: TIMBER LAKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Otoe, NE0137481, held by TIMBER LAKE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION
KENESAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters West Branch Thirtytwo Mile Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702060401), NE0021555 among them. Its county holds 20, 1 of them major permits; NE0021555 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | KENESAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KENESAW WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0021555 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 30, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Kenesaw, NE 68956 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE BLUE RIVE |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters West Branch Thirtytwo Mile Creek (HUC 102702060401) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source NE0000003100103005 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 66 | 18 | May 31, 2011 | 127% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 46 | 14 | December 31, 2010 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 33 | 13 | June 30, 2009 | 94% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 72 | 8 | July 31, 2019 | 88% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 1, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0021555.
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 NE0021555.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.