Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0040959
STAPLEHURST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Staplehurst, NE: NPDES NE0040959 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
STAPLEHURST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by STAPLEHURST WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0040959, which discharges to Big Blue River. EPA’s file records it issued March 10, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. 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 | STAPLEHURST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STAPLEHURST WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0040959 |
| 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 | March 10, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Address | Staplehurst, NE 68439 |
| Receiving water | BIG BLUE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | City of Seward (HUC 102702010506) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 31With 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 | 5 | 155 | 25 | January 31, 2019 | 84,147,920% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 148 | 17 | November 30, 2018 | 57,650,604% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 27 | 17 | August 31, 2025 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 21 | 9 | August 31, 2011 | 11,400% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 125 | 7 | May 31, 2020 | 112% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 2, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Chemical Handling | 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.