Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0049158
CEDAR RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cedar Rapids, NE: NPDES NE0049158 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CEDAR RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by CEDAR RAPIDS WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0049158, which discharges to Cedar River. EPA’s file records it issued December 31, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025.
CEDAR RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cedar Rapids, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0049158, held by CEDAR RAPIDS WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 31, 2020, term to December 31, 2025; discharges to CEDAR RIVER.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2009, largest 3,900% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2005, largest 52% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 1996.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2010, largest 60% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 1990, largest 17% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, sludge solid: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 207 were issued before NE0049158.
Coverages issued nearest NE0049158
- December 31, 2020: NICKERSON WWTF, Nickerson, NE0024287, held by VILLAGE OF NICKERSON
- December 31, 2020: PILGER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Pilger, NE0027294, held by PILGER WWTF
- December 31, 2020: PETERSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Petersburg, NE0029157, held by PETERSBURG WWTF
- December 31, 2020: BENNET WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bennet, NE0040916, held by BENNET WWTF
- December 31, 2020: HICKMAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Hickman, NE0046183, held by HICKMAN WWTF
- March 2, 2021: SHICKLEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Shickley, NE0030767, held by SHICKLEY WWTF
- March 8, 2021: ARAPAHOE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Arapahoe, NE0021521, held by ARAPAHOE WWTF
- March 9, 2021: WATERBURY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Waterbury, NE0122220, held by WATERBURY WWTF
- March 10, 2021: HADAR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Hadar, NE0024210, held by HADAR WWTF
- March 10, 2021: MEMPHIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Memphis, NE0029165, held by MEMPHIS WWTF
CEDAR RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Town of Cedar Rapids-Cedar River subwatershed (HUC 102100100604), NE0049158 among them. Its county holds 15, 0 of them major permits; NE0049158 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CEDAR RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CEDAR RAPIDS WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0049158 |
| 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 | December 31, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Cedar Rapids, NE 68627 |
| Receiving water | CEDAR RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Town of Cedar Rapids-Cedar River (HUC 102100100604) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 4 | July 31, 2009 | 3,900% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 44 | 2 | September 30, 2005 | 52% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 30 | 1 | September 30, 1996 | |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 5 | 1 | August 31, 2010 | 60% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 1990 | 17% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0049158.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0049158.
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 NE0049158.
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