Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0046205
HOWELLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Howells, NE: NPDES NE0046205 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOWELLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by HOWELLS WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0046205, which discharges to E Fk Maple Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 4, 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 | HOWELLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HOWELLS WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0046205 |
| 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 4, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Address | Howells, NE 68641 |
| Receiving water | E FK MAPLE CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters East Fork Maple Creek (HUC 102200030601) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source NE0000003103703002 |
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
- 22Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 22With 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 | 89 | 17 | April 30, 2023 | 83% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 102 | 12 | October 31, 2025 | 1,417% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 94 | 10 | October 31, 2021 | 777% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 53 | 1 | September 30, 1998 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0046205.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, NE0046205.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID NE0046205 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Howells
- Every permit record in Howells, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Nebraska
- Every permit record in Nebraska, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.