NPDES NE0027774 · Clean Water Act
AUBURN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Auburn, NE: NPDES NE0027774 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
AUBURN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Auburn, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0027774, held by Auburn WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued August 24, 2018, term to September 30, 2023; discharges to NEMAHA RIVER.
28 of the 37 pollutants listed for NPDES NE0027774 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 187% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2021, largest 82% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 152% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2022, largest 108% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 12 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- pH: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits.
- Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 2 limits.
- Chromium, dissolved [as Cr]: 2 limits.
- Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 2 limits.
- Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 2 limits.
- Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]: 2 limits.
- Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 2 limits.
- Selenium, dissolved [as Se]: 2 limits.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits.
- Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]: 2 limits.
- Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 1 limit.
- Selenium, sludge solid: 1 limit.
- Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 1 limit.
- Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 1 limit.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 1 limit.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 1 limit.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 1 limit.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 1 limit.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 1 limit.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 1 limit.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 1 limit.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 1 limit.
- May 5, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- September 15, 2021: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 148 were issued before NE0027774.
Coverages issued nearest NE0027774
- 2018-06-20: HARBINE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Harbine: NE0114171, held by HARBINE WWTF
- 2018-06-29: BEATRICE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Beatrice: NE0020915, held by Beatrice WWTF
- 2018-06-29: HASTINGS POLLUTION CONTROL, Hastings: NE0038946, held by Hastings Pollution Control
- 2018-06-29: AQUIFER STORAGE AND RESTORATION (ASR) WATER STORAGE FACILITY, Hastings: NE0139343, held by ASR Water Storage Facility Hastings
- 2018-08-20: LEWISTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Lewiston: NE0026051, held by LEWISTON WWTF
- 2018-08-24: VALENTINE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Valentine: NE0051489, held by VALENTINE WWTF
- 2018-09-04: DAVEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Davey: NE0024295, held by DAVEY WWTF
- 2018-09-05: GREENWOOD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Greenwood: NE0027367, held by GREENWOOD WWTF
- 2018-09-17: BURCHARD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Burchard: NE0113638, held by BURCHARD WWTF
- 2018-09-18: MANLEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Manley: NE0042340, held by MANLEY WWTF
AUBURN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
1 discharge permits are in the Outlet Little Sandy Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702060603); NE0027774 is one. Its county: 7, 1 major; NE0027774 is minor permit.
Identity
| Facility | AUBURN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee | Auburn WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0027774 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 24, 2018 |
| Expires | September 30, 2023 |
| Address | Auburn, NE 68305 |
| Receiving water | NEMAHA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Little Sandy Creek (HUC 102702060603) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES NE0027774: effluent limits and exceedances
AUBURN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (NPDES NE0027774): 37 pollutants on file, 35 limited; 9 with a violation of any kind, 4 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 46 | 22 | September 30, 2025 | 187% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 46 | 22 | April 30, 2021 | 82% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 40 | 12 | December 31, 2023 | 152% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2022 | 108% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 12 | 24 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dissolved [as Se] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 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 |
NPDES NE0027774: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES NE0027774: 1 single-event violation
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
NPDES NE0027774: 1 inspection
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
NPDES NE0027774 (AUBURN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY): no formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES NE0027774: 37 pollutant rows, 2 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.