Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0040967
STERLING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Sterling, NE: NPDES NE0040967 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
STERLING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by STERLING WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0040967, which discharges to N Fk Big Nemaha. EPA’s file records it issued December 17, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025. 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 | STERLING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STERLING WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0040967 |
| 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 17, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Sterling, NE 68443 |
| Receiving water | N FK BIG NEMAHA |
| Subwatershed | Pratts Branch-North Fork Big Nemaha River (HUC 102400080108) |
| 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
- 14Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 717 | 30 | March 31, 2021 | 172% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 423 | 20 | March 31, 2021 | 123% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 558 | 10 | March 31, 2021 | 1,810% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 309 | 3 | July 31, 2008 | 36% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 464 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 453 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 162 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 109 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 22, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 30, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.