Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0029220
PRIMROSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Primrose, NE: NPDES NE0029220 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PRIMROSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by PRIMROSE WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0029220, which discharges to Cedar River. EPA’s file records it issued June 2, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022.
PRIMROSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Primrose, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0029220, held by PRIMROSE WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 2, 2017, term to June 30, 2022; discharges to CEDAR RIVER.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2017, largest 423% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 289% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2015, largest 3,710% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2010, largest 2,200% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 90% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2006.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sodium adsorption ratio: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Application weekly spray irrigation: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 12, 2024: Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment (ST6).
- June 12, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 83 were issued before NE0029220.
Coverages issued nearest NE0029220
- March 10, 2017: TEKAMAH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Tekamah, NE0123072, held by TEKAMAH WWTF
- March 15, 2017: HEBRON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Hebron, NE0024252, held by HEBRON WWTF
- March 15, 2017: LOUP CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Loup City, NE0045250, held by LOUP CITY WWTF
- March 28, 2017: NORTH BEND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, North Bend, NE0040924, held by NORTH BEND WWTF
- March 28, 2017: DODGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Dodge, NE0042064, held by DODGE WWTF
- June 6, 2017: RAVENNA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ravenna, NE0021547, held by RAVENNA WWTF
- June 6, 2017: ELMWOOD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Elmwood, NE0112127, held by ELMWOOD WWTF
- June 6, 2017: VALPARAISO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Valparaiso, NE0112976, held by VALPARAISO WWTF
- June 12, 2017: TABLE ROCK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Table Rock, NE0023868, held by TABLE ROCK WWTF
- June 12, 2017: WEST POINT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, West Point, NE0023965, held by WEST POINT WWTF
PRIMROSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Town of Primrose-Cedar River subwatershed (HUC 102100100603), NE0029220 among them. Its county holds 15, 0 of them major permits; NE0029220 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PRIMROSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PRIMROSE WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0029220 |
| 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 2, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Primrose, NE 68655 |
| Receiving water | CEDAR RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Town of Primrose-Cedar River (HUC 102100100603) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 81 | 41 | April 30, 2017 | 423% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 108 | 7 | April 30, 2012 | 289% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 24 | 6 | September 30, 2015 | 3,710% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 6 | 6 | June 30, 2010 | 2,200% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 68 | 5 | March 31, 2018 | 90% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 79 | 4 | December 31, 2006 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Application weekly spray irrigation | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2024 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| June 12, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0029220.
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 NE0029220.
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