Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0040282
SYRACUSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Syracuse, NE: NPDES NE0040282 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SYRACUSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by SYRACUSE WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0040282, which discharges to Little Nemaha R. EPA’s file records it issued May 28, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SYRACUSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SYRACUSE WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0040282 |
| 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 | May 28, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Syracuse, NE 68446 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE NEMAHA R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ziegler Creek-Little Nemaha River (HUC 102400060208) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source NE0000003113100071 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 29 | 9 | August 31, 2025 | 76% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 18 | 3 | June 30, 2008 | 38% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 15 | 3 | September 30, 2021 | 588% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 25 | 1 | April 30, 1997 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 39 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 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 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2024 | Other noncompliance with permit requirements or applicable enforcement order | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.