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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0046272

PRAGUE WWTP, Prague, NE: NPDES NE0046272 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PRAGUE WWTP, held by Prague Wastewater Treatment Facility, holds NPDES permit NE0046272. EPA’s file records it issued December 7, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2021.

PRAGUE WWTP, Prague, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0046272, held by Prague Wastewater Treatment Facility; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 7, 2016, term to December 31, 2021, by NDEQ.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 477% over the limit.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2019, largest 180% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • March 3, 2026: Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment (ST6).
  • June 15, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 65 were issued before NE0046272.

Coverages issued nearest NE0046272

PRAGUE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Duck Creek subwatershed (HUC 102002030602), NE0046272 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; NE0046272 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedPRAGUE WWTP
Permittee as filedPrague Wastewater Treatment Facility
NPDES IDNE0046272
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
IssuedDecember 7, 2016
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2021
Issuing agencyNDEQ
AddressPrague, NE 68050
SubwatershedDuck Creek (HUC 102002030602)

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]1255November 30, 2025477% over the limit
E. coli, MTEC-MF222June 30, 2019180% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C500
Solids, total suspended500
pH300
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant300
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit200
Nitrogen, total [as N]200
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Duration of discharge100
Flow, total100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 3, 2026Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environmentST6
June 15, 2023Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0046272.

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 NE0046272.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0046272 for PRAGUE WWTP in Prague, NE, held by Prague Wastewater Treatment Facility and currently administratively continued as a minor discharger. The facts list 11 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.