Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0024368
ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ulysses, NE: NPDES NE0024368 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATEMENT FACILITY, holds NPDES permit NE0024368. EPA’s file records it issued December 24, 2013 and expiring December 31, 2018.
ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ulysses, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0024368, held by ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATEMENT FACILITY; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 24, 2013, term to December 31, 2018.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 178 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2011, largest 21,500% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 393 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2009, largest 577% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 211 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2011.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 445 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2007, largest 14% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 223 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 191 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 86 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 80 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 0 limits, 70 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- October 31, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- November 17, 2022: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
- November 17, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 38 were issued before NE0024368.
Coverages issued nearest NE0024368
- March 22, 2010: SAINT EDWARD, St Edward, NE0027332
- June 26, 2012: SCOTIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Scotia, NE0023973, held by SCOTIA WWTF
- June 26, 2012: WESTERN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Western, NE0042501, held by WESTERN WWTF
- September 20, 2012: ALEXANDRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Alexandria, NE0029238, held by ALEXANDRIA WWTF
- September 28, 2012: GIBBON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Gibbon, NE0029297, held by Gibbon WWTF
- March 18, 2014: PLAINVIEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Plainview, NE0021741, held by PLAINVIEW WWTF
- June 30, 2014: ST HELENA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, St Helena, NE0131199, held by St Helena WWTF
- September 24, 2014: BATTLE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Battle Creek, NE0041301, held by BATTLE CREEK WWTF
- December 15, 2014: OSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Osmond, NE0040029, held by Osmond WWTF
- December 15, 2014: OTOE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Otoe, NE0121673, held by Otoe WWTF
ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Blue Ridge Cemetery subwatershed (HUC 102702010503), NE0024368 among them. Its county holds 12, 0 of them major permits; NE0024368 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATEMENT FACILITY |
| NPDES ID | NE0024368 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 24, 2013 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2018 |
| Address | Ulysses, NE 68669 |
| Subwatershed | Blue Ridge Cemetery (HUC 102702010503) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 178 | 18 | April 30, 2011 | 21,500% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 393 | 12 | April 30, 2009 | 577% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 211 | 12 | April 30, 2011 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 445 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 14% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 223 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 191 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 80 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 17, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| November 17, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0024368.
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 NE0024368.
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