Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0029238
ALEXANDRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Alexandria, NE: NPDES NE0029238 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ALEXANDRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by ALEXANDRIA WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0029238, which discharges to Big Sandy Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 20, 2012 and expiring September 30, 2017.
ALEXANDRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Alexandria, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0029238, held by ALEXANDRIA WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 20, 2012, term to September 30, 2017; discharges to BIG SANDY CREEK.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 132 violations of any kind, 62 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2012, largest 540% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2012, largest 16,733% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2012, largest 216% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2012.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 24 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2005, largest 120% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2019, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2014, largest 54% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 3 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 3 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dissolved [as Se]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 36 were issued before NE0029238.
Coverages issued nearest NE0029238
- June 26, 2008: PHILLIPS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Phillips, NE0124311, held by PHILLIPS WWTF
- September 29, 2009: CULBERTSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Culbertson, NE0051624, held by CULBERTSON WWTF
- March 22, 2010: SAINT EDWARD, St Edward, NE0027332
- June 26, 2012: SCOTIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Scotia, NE0023973, held by SCOTIA WWTF
- June 26, 2012: WESTERN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Western, NE0042501, held by WESTERN WWTF
- September 28, 2012: GIBBON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Gibbon, NE0029297, held by Gibbon WWTF
- December 24, 2013: ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ulysses, NE0024368, held by ULYSSES WASTEWATER TREATEMENT FACILITY
- March 18, 2014: PLAINVIEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Plainview, NE0021741, held by PLAINVIEW WWTF
- June 30, 2014: ST HELENA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, St Helena, NE0131199, held by St Helena WWTF
- September 24, 2014: BATTLE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Battle Creek, NE0041301, held by BATTLE CREEK WWTF
ALEXANDRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the City of Alexandria subwatershed (HUC 102702060807), NE0029238 among them. Its county holds 5, 0 of them major permits; NE0029238 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ALEXANDRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALEXANDRIA WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0029238 |
| 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 | September 20, 2012 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2017 |
| Address | Alexandria, NE 68303 |
| Receiving water | BIG SANDY CREEK |
| Subwatershed | City of Alexandria (HUC 102702060807) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 132 | 62 | May 31, 2012 | 540% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 48 | 42 | June 30, 2012 | 16,733% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 81 | 15 | May 31, 2012 | 216% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 39 | 5 | May 31, 2012 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 24 | 18 | 2 | December 31, 2005 | 120% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 4 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2014 | 54% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dissolved [as Se] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0029238.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0029238.
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 NE0029238.
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