Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0023787
SCRIBNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Scribner, NE: NPDES NE0023787 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SCRIBNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by SCRIBNER WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0023787, which discharges to Elkhorn River. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2021. 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 | SCRIBNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SCRIBNER WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0023787 |
| 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 | December 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2021 |
| Address | Scribner, NE 68057 |
| Receiving water | ELKHORN RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Mud Creek-Elkhorn River (HUC 102200030804) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 52 | 26 | January 31, 2026 | 138% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 32 | 26 | September 30, 2008 | 79,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 49 | 11 | January 31, 2024 | 104% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 35 | 11 | July 31, 2021 | 640% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 18 | 10 | August 31, 2023 | 87,995% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2024 | Dry-weather anticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. | ST6 |
| April 27, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0023787.
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 NE0023787.
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.