Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0042358

SCHUYLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Schuyler, NE: NPDES NE0042358 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SCHUYLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Schuyler WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0042358, which discharges to Lost Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.

SCHUYLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Schuyler, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0042358, held by Schuyler WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 19, 2019, term to December 31, 2024; discharges to LOST CREEK.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 27 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2019, largest 116% over the limit.
pH: 8 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2019.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 9 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 1993, largest 133% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 1993, largest 92% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2018, largest 8% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2010, largest 42% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 5 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Duration of discharge: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Conductivity: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Depth to water level ft below landsurface: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli, MTEC-MF: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 186 were issued before NE0042358.

Coverages issued nearest NE0042358

September 27, 2019: BARNESTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Barneston, NE0121711, held by Barneston WWTF
September 30, 2019: CHAMBERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT, Chambers, NE0139599, held by Chambers WWTF
December 17, 2019: HOLBROOK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Holbrook, NE0023833, held by Holbrook WWTF
December 17, 2019: UNADILLA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Unadilla, NE0025461, held by Unadilla WWTF
December 19, 2019: BLAIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Blair, NE0021482, held by Blair WWTF
December 19, 2019: RISING CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Rising City, NE0046299, held by Rising City WWTF
March 4, 2020: HOLDREGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Holdrege, NE0021202, held by Holdrege WWTF
March 9, 2020: GUIDE ROCK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Guide Rock, NE0021601, held by Guide Rock WWTF
March 18, 2020: PAWNEE CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Pawnee City, NE0042048, held by Pawnee City WWTF
March 18, 2020: COZAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cozad, NE0112828, held by Cozad WWTF

SCHUYLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Lost Creek-Platte River subwatershed (HUC 102002010310), NE0042358 among them. Its county holds 30, 1 of them major permits; NE0042358 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	SCHUYLER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filed	Schuyler WWTF
NPDES ID	NE0042358
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 19, 2019
Expiration date	December 31, 2024
Address	Schuyler, NE 68661
Receiving water	LOST CREEK
Subwatershed	Lost Creek-Platte River (HUC 102002010310)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
6With 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]	27	55	17	April 30, 2019	116% over the limit
pH	8	35	5	April 30, 2019
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	9	4	4	August 31, 1993	133% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	9	34	2	August 31, 1993	92% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	0	33	1	May 31, 2018	8% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	5	1	June 30, 2010	42% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	5	16	0
Duration of discharge	2	8	0
Conductivity	3	6	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	3	6	0
Chloride [as Cl]	3	6	0
Depth to water level ft below landsurface	3	6	0
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit	4	0	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	4	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	0	0
E. coli, MTEC-MF	4	0	0
Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]	2	0	0
Flow, total	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0042358.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0042358.

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 NE0042358.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

This page covers NPDES permit NE0042358 for the Schuyler Wastewater Treatment Facility in Schuyler, NE, which discharges to Lost Creek and is administratively continued. The listed figures are a discharger class of 16, six pollutants under a numeric limit, and six pollutants with an effluent exceedance.