Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0046159
DOUGLAS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Douglas, NE: NPDES NE0046159 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DOUGLAS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Douglas WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0046159, which discharges to S Fk L Nema Riv. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024. 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 | DOUGLAS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Douglas WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0046159 |
| 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 | September 16, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Address | Douglas, NE 68344 |
| Receiving water | S FK L NEMA RIV |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters South Fork Little Nemaha River (HUC 102400060101) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source NE0000003113103000 |
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
- 12Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 14 | 11 | April 30, 2012 | 97% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 54 | 4 | June 30, 2013 | 592% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 146 | 3 | May 31, 2010 | 50% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 142 | 2 | December 31, 2005 | 62% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 97 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.