Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0031844
HUMBOLDT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Humboldt, NE: NPDES NE0031844 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HUMBOLDT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by HUMBOLDT WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0031844, which discharges to Longbr Cr N Fkne. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HUMBOLDT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HUMBOLDT WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0031844 |
| 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 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2021 |
| Address | Humboldt, NE 68376 |
| Receiving water | LONGBR CR N FKNE |
| Subwatershed | Deer Branch-North Fork Big Nemaha River (HUC 102400080401) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 34With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 165 | 151 | June 30, 2026 | 3,984% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 59 | 36 | January 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 30 | 30 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 43 | 27 | March 31, 2026 | 180% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 19 | 9 | October 31, 2000 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 22 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 3 | 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 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, poly [as PO4] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2023 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 18, 2022 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2022 | Dry-weather unanticipated bypass to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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