Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0024376

YUTAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Yutan, NE: NPDES NE0024376 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

YUTAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by YUTAN WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0024376, which discharges to Clear Crk. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022.

YUTAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Yutan, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0024376, held by YUTAN WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 27, 2017, term to June 30, 2022; discharges to CLEAR CRK.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 149 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 847% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 44% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 137 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 67% over the limit.
pH: 3 limits, 89 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 12% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 33 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 31 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Conductivity: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, sludge solid: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 18, 2024: Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment (ST6).

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 101 were issued before NE0024376.

Coverages issued nearest NE0024376

June 21, 2017: CERESCO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ceresco, NE0046124, held by CERESCO WWTF
June 21, 2017: HEMINGFORD WWTF, Hemingford, NE0139360
June 26, 2017: MILFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Milford, NE0024333, held by MILFORD WWTF
June 26, 2017: FIRTH WWTF, Firth, NE0112241, held by Firth WWTF
June 26, 2017: BEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bee, NE0123200, held by BEE WWTF
June 28, 2017: MCCOOK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Mccook, NE0021504, held by MCCOOK WWTF
September 1, 2017: MALCOLM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Malcolm, NE0024261, held by MALCOLM WWTF
September 1, 2017: NELIGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Neligh, NE0037010, held by NELIGH WWTF
September 1, 2017: OAKDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Oakdale, NE0049069, held by OAKDALE WWTF
September 1, 2017: EAGLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Eagle, NE0112062, held by EAGLE WWTF

YUTAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters Clear Creek subwatershed (HUC 102002031003), NE0024376 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; NE0024376 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	YUTAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filed	YUTAN WWTF
NPDES ID	NE0024376
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 27, 2017
Expiration date	June 30, 2022
Address	Yutan, NE 68073
Receiving water	CLEAR CRK
Subwatershed	Headwaters Clear Creek (HUC 102002031003)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

31Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
31With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	12	149	11	December 31, 2023	847% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	0	90	9	April 30, 2012	44% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	5	137	8	November 30, 2024	67% over the limit
pH	3	89	2	December 31, 2024
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	5	51	2	April 30, 2025	12% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	3	81	0
Flow, total	1	33	0
Duration of discharge	1	31	0
E. coli, MTEC-MF	2	28	0
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit	2	24	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	24	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	24	0
Conductivity	0	12	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	0	12	0
Chloride [as Cl]	0	12	0
Coliform, fecal general	0	8	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	0	6	0
Selenium, sludge solid	0	3	0
Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]	0	3	0
Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid	0	3	0
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]	0	3	0
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]	0	3	0
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]	0	3	0
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]	0	3	0
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]	0	3	0
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]	0	3	0
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]	0	3	0
Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]	0	3	0
Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]	0	3	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	0	3	0
Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt	0	3	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 18, 2024	Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0024376.

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 NE0024376.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit NE0024376 for the Yutan Wastewater Treatment Facility in Yutan, NE, which discharges to Clear Crk and is listed as administratively continued. The page lists a permit status of Minor Discharger class, 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. The permit's issued and expiration dates are June 27, 2017 and June 30, 2022, and the Headwaters Clear Creek subwatershed is HUC 102002031003.