Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0042374
FAIRMONT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Fairmont, NE: NPDES NE0042374 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FAIRMONT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by FAIRMONT WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0042374, which discharges to Indian Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 22, 2016 and expiring March 31, 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 | FAIRMONT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FAIRMONT WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0042374 |
| 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 22, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Address | Fairmont, NE 68354 |
| Receiving water | INDIAN CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Indian Creek (HUC 102702030601) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NED000640102 |
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
- 26Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 232 | 3 | March 31, 1995 | 43% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 119 | 2 | March 31, 1995 | 38% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 14 | 266 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 5 | 164 | 0 | ||
| pH | 5 | 163 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0042374.
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 NE0042374.
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.