Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0040975
ODELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Odell, NE: NPDES NE0040975 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ODELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by ODELL WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0040975, which discharges to Indian Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2016 and expiring June 30, 2021. 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 | ODELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ODELL WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0040975 |
| 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 | June 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Address | Odell, NE 68415 |
| Receiving water | INDIAN CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Big Indian Creek (HUC 102702020502) |
| 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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 | 286 | 101 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 39 | 12 | August 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 202 | 7 | May 31, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 213 | 4 | May 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 5 | 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 | ||
| Atrazine | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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