Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0031810
AURORA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Aurora, NE: NPDES NE0031810 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
AURORA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by AURORA WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0031810, which discharges to Lincoln Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 21, 2018 and expiring March 31, 2023.
AURORA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Aurora, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0031810, held by AURORA WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 21, 2018, term to March 31, 2023; discharges to LINCOLN CREEK.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2019, largest 362% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2014, largest 300% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2007, largest 31% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dissolved [as As]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, dissolved [as Cr]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver, dissolved [as Ag]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dissolved [as Se]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, sludge solid: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 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.
- January 15, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- March 26, 2024: Failure to submit required application or NOI regarding industrial stormwater discharges (ST6).
- February 8, 2022: Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment (ST6).
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 135 were issued before NE0031810. AURORA WWTF holds 2 permits in Nebraska.
Other permits held by AURORA WWTF
- AURORA WWTF, Aurora: NEL031810, issued January 1, 2021
Coverages issued nearest NE0031810
- December 29, 2017: DAKOTA SPRINGS WWTF, Roca, NE0137821
- January 1, 2018: UTICA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Utica, NE0045365, held by UTICA WWTF
- March 20, 2018: MEADOW GROVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Meadow Grove, NE0030741, held by MEADOW GROVE WWTF
- March 20, 2018: MINATARE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Minatare, NE0043290, held by MINATARE WWTF
- March 20, 2018: NEWCASTLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Newcastle, NE0049077, held by NEWCASTLE WWTF
- March 23, 2018: SIDNEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Sidney, NE0023884, held by SIDNEY WWTF
- March 26, 2018: RANDOLPH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Randolph, NE0029149, held by RANDOLPH WWTF
- March 26, 2018: ALLEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Allen, NE0031241, held by ALLEN WWTF
- March 26, 2018: SPRINGFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Springfield, NE0041343, held by SPRINGFIELD WWTF
- June 13, 2018: CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cairo, NE0045080, held by CAIRO WWTF
AURORA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Upper Lincoln Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702010202), NE0031810 among them. Its county holds 14, 1 of them major permits; NE0031810 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Upper Lincoln Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702010202)
- AURORA WWTF, Aurora: NEL031810, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- J&B POWDER COATING, INC., Aurora: NE0139211, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
Identity
| Facility as filed | AURORA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AURORA WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0031810 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2023 |
| Address | Aurora, NE 68818 |
| Receiving water | LINCOLN CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Upper Lincoln Creek (HUC 102702010202) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source NE0000003108103005 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 38With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 13 | 13 | October 31, 2019 | 362% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 7 | 7 | July 31, 2014 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 8 | 6 | November 30, 2007 | 31% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dissolved [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, dissolved [as Ag] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dissolved [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2024 | Failure to submit required application or NOI regarding industrial stormwater discharges | ST6 |
| February 8, 2022 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 NE0031810.
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