Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0029343
STANTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Stanton, NE: NPDES NE0029343 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
STANTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by STANTON WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0029343, which discharges to Elkhorn River. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020.
STANTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Stanton, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0029343, held by STANTON WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 1, 2015, term to December 31, 2020; discharges to ELKHORN RIVER.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 11,487% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2009, largest 1,450% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 2% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 15% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 1995, largest 12% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 1993, largest 87% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total [as Se]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, sludge solid: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate 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.
- Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 10, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 51 were issued before NE0029343.
Coverages issued nearest NE0029343
- March 12, 2015: EWING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ewing, NE0043699, held by EWING WWTF
- March 18, 2015: ST PAUL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, St Paul, NE0027324, held by ST PAUL WWTF
- September 17, 2015: OAKLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Oakland, NE0024023, held by OAKLAND WWTF
- September 25, 2015: CAMBRIDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cambridge, NE0024180, held by CAMBRIDGE WWTF
- December 1, 2015: WISNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wisner, NE0023957, held by WISNER WWTF
- December 14, 2015: JANSEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Jansen, NE0045233, held by JANSEN WWTF
- December 22, 2015: WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wauneta, NE0023841, held by WAUNETA WWTF
- March 4, 2016: HOWELLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Howells, NE0046205, held by HOWELLS WWTF
- March 22, 2016: FAIRMONT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Fairmont, NE0042374, held by FAIRMONT WWTF
- March 29, 2016: PLATTSMOUTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Plattsmouth, NE0021121, held by PLATTSMOUTH WWTF
STANTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Maskenthine Creek-Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200030205), NE0029343 among them. Its county holds 10, 0 of them major permits; NE0029343 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Maskenthine Creek-Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200030205)
- PIONEER'S STANTON COUNTY FEEDLOT, Stanton: NEG023030, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | STANTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STANTON WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0029343 |
| 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 1, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Address | Stanton, NE 68779 |
| Receiving water | ELKHORN RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Maskenthine Creek-Elkhorn River (HUC 102200030205) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 25With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 41 | 32 | June 30, 2026 | 11,487% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 11 | 11 | September 30, 2009 | 1,450% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 19 | 2 | March 31, 2016 | 2% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 16 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 15% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 1995 | 12% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 18 | 1 | July 31, 1993 | 87% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0029343.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0029343.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
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