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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0031259

PALMER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Palmer, NE: NPDES NE0031259 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PALMER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by PALMER WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0031259. EPA’s file records it issued September 12, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022.

PALMER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Palmer, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0031259, held by PALMER WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 12, 2017, term to September 30, 2022.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 72% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2016.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 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; 114 were issued before NE0031259.

Coverages issued nearest NE0031259

PALMER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the City of Palmer-Loup River subwatershed (HUC 102100090205), NE0031259 among them. Its county holds 14, 0 of them major permits; NE0031259 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the City of Palmer-Loup River subwatershed (HUC 102100090205)

Identity

Facility as filedPALMER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filedPALMER WWTF
NPDES IDNE0031259
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
IssuedSeptember 12, 2017
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2022
AddressPalmer, NE 68864
SubwatershedCity of Palmer-Loup River (HUC 102100090205)
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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]12142December 31, 201672% over the limit
pH3201April 30, 2016
Solids, total suspended5220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant3160
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]0160
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C560
Duration of discharge130
Flow, total130
Nitrogen, total [as N]220
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia020
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]020
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit200
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
E. coli, MTEC-MF200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0031259.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0031259.

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 NE0031259.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit NE0031259 for the Palmer Wastewater Treatment Facility in Palmer, NE, a minor discharger that is administratively continued after its September 30, 2022 expiration date. The facts list 14 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.