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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0045080

CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cairo, NE: NPDES NE0045080 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by CAIRO WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0045080, which discharges to Dry Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cairo, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0045080, held by CAIRO WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 13, 2018, term to June 30, 2023; discharges to DRY CREEK.

  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2016, largest 275% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 95 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 438% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 61% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 83% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 140 were issued before NE0045080.

Coverages issued nearest NE0045080

CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Dry Creek-Oak Creek subwatershed (HUC 102100030603), NE0045080 among them. Its county holds 28, 1 of them major permits; NE0045080 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Dry Creek-Oak Creek subwatershed (HUC 102100030603)

Identity

Facility as filedCAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filedCAIRO WWTF
NPDES IDNE0045080
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 13, 2018
Expiration dateJune 30, 2023
AddressCairo, NE 68824
Receiving waterDRY CREEK
SubwatershedDry Creek-Oak Creek (HUC 102100030603)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended59828November 30, 2016275% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]129515August 31, 2017438% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]03911April 30, 201261% over the limit
pH34810April 30, 2012
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C5475August 31, 201783% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant3400
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit2200
Nitrogen, total [as N]2200
Phosphorus, total [as P]2200
Duration of discharge1180
Flow, total1160
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]020
E. coli, MTEC-MF110

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0045080.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0045080.

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 NE0045080.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit NE0045080 for the Cairo Wastewater Treatment Facility in Cairo, NE, which discharges to Dry Creek in the Dry Creek-Oak Creek subwatershed (HUC 102100030603). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 11 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.