Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0028088
BANCROFT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bancroft, NE: NPDES NE0028088 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BANCROFT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Bancroft WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0028088, which discharges to Logan Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 24, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BANCROFT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Bancroft WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0028088 |
| 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 24, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Bancroft, NE 68004 |
| Receiving water | LOGAN CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Big Slough Creek-Logan Creek Dredge (HUC 102200040401) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 21 | 11 | May 31, 2024 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 84 | 8 | February 29, 2024 | 87% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 80 | 4 | February 29, 2024 | 279% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 72 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2024 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| May 24, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0028088.
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 NE0028088.
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 October 14, 2026.