Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0033499
COLON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Colon, NE: NPDES NE0033499 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
COLON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by COLON WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0033499, which discharges to Colon Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2006 and expiring December 31, 2011.
COLON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Colon, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0033499, held by COLON WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 13, 2006, term to December 31, 2011; discharges to COLON CREEK.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 2,313% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 207% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2001, largest 3,659% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2015, largest 32,122% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2005, largest 6% over the limit.
- pH: 5 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, sludge solid: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 1 limit, 2 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.
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 28 were issued before NE0033499.
Coverages issued nearest NE0033499
- May 1, 2005: CHAMBERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT, Chambers, NE0129488, held by CHAMBERS WWTF
- October 1, 2005: ELKHORN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Elkhorn, NE0040096, held by ELKHORN WWTF
- October 1, 2005: WYNOT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wynot, NE0127663, held by WYNOT WWTF
- November 30, 2006: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT WWTF, Plattsmouth, NE0114251, held by JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT
- December 7, 2006: NEWPORT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Newport, NE0114910, held by NEWPORT WWTF
- March 22, 2007: MEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Mead, NE0024309, held by MEAD WWTF
- March 22, 2007: CLARKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Clarks, NE0113549, held by CLARKS WWTF
- 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
COLON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the City of Colon subwatershed (HUC 102002030801), NE0033499 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; NE0033499 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | COLON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | COLON WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0033499 |
| 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, 2006 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2011 |
| Address | Colon, NE 68018 |
| Receiving water | COLON CREEK |
| Subwatershed | City of Colon (HUC 102002030801) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 28Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 28With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 59 | 43 | June 30, 2015 | 2,313% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 34 | 12 | March 31, 2016 | 207% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 27 | 9 | June 30, 2001 | 3,659% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2015 | 32,122% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2005 | 6% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 2 | 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 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0033499.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0033499.
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 NE0033499.
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