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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0040029

OSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Osmond, NE: NPDES NE0040029 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

OSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Osmond WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0040029, which discharges to N Fk Elkhorn Ri. EPA’s file records it issued December 15, 2014 and expiring December 31, 2019.

OSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Osmond, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0040029, held by Osmond WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 15, 2014, term to December 31, 2019; discharges to N FK ELKHORN RI.

  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2020, largest 45% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 422% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2013, largest 112% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2009.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2016, largest 7% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, air [degrees Fahrenheit]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 42 were issued before NE0040029.

Coverages issued nearest NE0040029

OSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the City of Osmond-North Fork Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200020503), NE0040029 among them. Its county holds 9, 0 of them major permits; NE0040029 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the City of Osmond-North Fork Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200020503)

Identity

Facility as filedOSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filedOsmond WWTF
NPDES IDNE0040029
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
IssuedDecember 15, 2014
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2019
AddressOsmond, NE 68765
Receiving waterN FK ELKHORN RI
SubwatershedCity of Osmond-North Fork Elkhorn River (HUC 102200020503)

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
Solids, total suspended56616November 30, 202045% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]127614April 30, 2023422% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]03210April 30, 2013112% over the limit
pH4399October 31, 2009
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C5302November 30, 20167% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant3300
E. coli, MTEC-MF4160
Duration of discharge1150
Temperature, air [degrees Fahrenheit]2140
Nitrogen, total [as N]2140
Phosphorus, total [as P]2140
Flow, total1100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]050

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0040029.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0040029.

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 NE0040029.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0040029 for the OSMOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY in Osmond, NE, which is administratively continued and classed as a Minor Discharger. The file lists 13 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, and 5 with an effluent exceedance.