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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0029165

MEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Memphis, NE: NPDES NE0029165 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by MEMPHIS WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0029165, which discharges to Silver Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 10, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026.

MEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Memphis, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0029165, held by MEMPHIS WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 10, 2021, term to March 31, 2026; discharges to SILVER CREEK.

  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 568% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 15,230% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2020, largest 435% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • March 21, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 217 were issued before NE0029165.

Coverages issued nearest NE0029165

MEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Wahoo Creek subwatershed (HUC 102002031005), NE0029165 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; NE0029165 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Wahoo Creek subwatershed (HUC 102002031005)

Identity

Facility as filedMEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filedMEMPHIS WWTF
NPDES IDNE0029165
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 10, 2021
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2026
AddressMemphis, NE 68042
Receiving waterSILVER CREEK
SubwatershedWahoo Creek (HUC 102002031005)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]05816December 31, 2014568% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]127515February 28, 202615,230% over the limit
Solids, total suspended5754November 30, 2020435% over the limit
pH4430
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2330
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C5280
Coliform, fecal general0240
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit2140
Nitrogen, total [as N]2130
Phosphorus, total [as P]2130
Duration of discharge1110
Flow, total1110
E. coli, MTEC-MF260
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]040

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 21, 2023Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0029165.

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 NE0029165.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0029165 for the MEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY in Memphis, NE, which discharges to Silver Creek within the Wahoo Creek subwatershed (HUC 102002031005). The page lists a permit status of Administratively continued, a Minor Discharger class, 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.