Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0029157
PETERSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Petersburg, NE: NPDES NE0029157 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PETERSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by PETERSBURG WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0029157, which discharges to Rae Cr-Beaver Cr. EPA’s file records it issued December 31, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025.
PETERSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Petersburg, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0029157, held by PETERSBURG WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 31, 2020, term to December 31, 2025; discharges to RAE CR-BEAVER CR.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2021, largest 74,503% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 161 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 4,233% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 170 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2018, largest 343% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 155 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2004, largest 60% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2022.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, sludge solid: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 207 were issued before NE0029157.
Coverages issued nearest NE0029157
- December 21, 2020: WOOD RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wood River, NE0021661, held by WOOD RIVER WWTF
- December 28, 2020: WAVERLY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Waverly, NE0024406, held by WAVERLY WWTF
- December 31, 2020: SUPERIOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Superior, NE0023809, held by SUPERIOR WWTF
- December 31, 2020: NICKERSON WWTF, Nickerson, NE0024287, held by VILLAGE OF NICKERSON
- December 31, 2020: PILGER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Pilger, NE0027294, held by PILGER WWTF
- December 31, 2020: BENNET WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bennet, NE0040916, held by BENNET WWTF
- December 31, 2020: HICKMAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Hickman, NE0046183, held by HICKMAN WWTF
- December 31, 2020: CEDAR RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cedar Rapids, NE0049158, held by CEDAR RAPIDS WWTF
- March 2, 2021: SHICKLEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Shickley, NE0030767, held by SHICKLEY WWTF
- March 8, 2021: ARAPAHOE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Arapahoe, NE0021521, held by ARAPAHOE WWTF
PETERSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Rae Creek subwatershed (HUC 102100090307), NE0029157 among them. Its county holds 15, 0 of them major permits; NE0029157 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PETERSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PETERSBURG WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0029157 |
| 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 31, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Petersburg, NE 68652 |
| Receiving water | RAE CR-BEAVER CR |
| Subwatershed | Rae Creek (HUC 102100090307) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 24With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 43 | 21 | July 31, 2021 | 74,503% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 161 | 10 | March 31, 2021 | 4,233% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 170 | 8 | June 30, 2018 | 343% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 155 | 8 | March 31, 2004 | 60% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 74 | 3 | October 31, 2022 | |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0029157.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0029157.
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 NE0029157.
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