Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0023841

WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wauneta, NE: NPDES NE0023841 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by WAUNETA WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0023841, which discharges to Frenchman River. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020.

WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wauneta, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0023841, held by WAUNETA WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 22, 2015, term to December 31, 2020; discharges to FRENCHMAN RIVER.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 501 violations of any kind, 89 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 262 violations of any kind, 48 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 432 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 206 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2009, largest 380% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 300 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2016.
E. coli, MTEC-MF: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 1,022% over the limit.
E. coli: 0 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2014, largest 31% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2009, largest 13% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 284 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 102 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 102 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, air [degrees Fahrenheit]: 2 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

January 31, 2023: Failure to submit required report within 30 days of applicable due date (Level I) (ST6).

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 54 were issued before NE0023841.

Coverages issued nearest NE0023841

September 17, 2015: OAKLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Oakland, NE0024023, held by OAKLAND WWTF
September 25, 2015: CAMBRIDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cambridge, NE0024180, held by CAMBRIDGE WWTF
December 1, 2015: WISNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wisner, NE0023957, held by WISNER WWTF
December 1, 2015: STANTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Stanton, NE0029343, held by STANTON WWTF
December 14, 2015: JANSEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Jansen, NE0045233, held by JANSEN WWTF
March 4, 2016: HOWELLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Howells, NE0046205, held by HOWELLS WWTF
March 22, 2016: FAIRMONT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Fairmont, NE0042374, held by FAIRMONT WWTF
March 29, 2016: PLATTSMOUTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Plattsmouth, NE0021121, held by PLATTSMOUTH WWTF
June 13, 2016: ODELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Odell, NE0040975, held by ODELL WWTF
September 23, 2016: CARDWELL RESERVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Lincoln, NE0137596, held by CARDWELL RESERVE

WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Horse Canyon-Frenchman Creek subwatershed (HUC 102500050404), NE0023841 among them. Its county holds 6, 0 of them major permits; NE0023841 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filed	WAUNETA WWTF
NPDES ID	NE0023841
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 22, 2015
Expiration date	December 31, 2020
Address	Wauneta, NE 69045
Receiving water	FRENCHMAN RIVER
Subwatershed	Horse Canyon-Frenchman Creek (HUC 102500050404)

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
8With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	12	501	89	May 31, 2023	99,999% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	6	262	48	April 30, 2025	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	5	432	38	April 30, 2025	99,999% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	0	206	28	November 30, 2009	380% over the limit
pH	4	300	20	November 30, 2016
E. coli, MTEC-MF	4	30	2	May 31, 2024	1,022% over the limit
E. coli	0	39	1	May 31, 2014	31% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	37	1	May 31, 2009	13% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	3	284	0
Duration of discharge	1	102	0
Flow, total	1	102	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	58	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	58	0
Temperature, air [degrees Fahrenheit]	2	56	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 31, 2023	Failure to submit required report within 30 days of applicable due date (Level I)	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0023841.

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 NE0023841.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit NE0023841 held by the Wauneta Wastewater Treatment Facility in Wauneta, NE, which discharges to the Frenchman River within the Horse Canyon-Frenchman Creek watershed (HUC 102500050404). The permit is listed as administratively continued and a minor discharger, with 14 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, and 8 showing an effluent exceedance.