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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0111384

CRETE MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT, Crete, NE: NPDES NE0111384 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CRETE MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT, held by Crete Municipal Power Plant, holds NPDES permit NE0111384, which discharges to Big Blue River. EPA’s file records it issued September 24, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.

CRETE MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT, Crete, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0111384, held by Crete Municipal Power Plant; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 24, 2019, term to September 30, 2024; discharges to BIG BLUE RIVER.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2018, largest 450% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 1996, largest 11% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2012.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Conductivity: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hydrocarbons, petroleum: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hydrocarbons, total gas chromatograph: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 13, 2026: Evaluation (S).

CRETE MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Walnut Creek-Big Blue River subwatershed (HUC 102702020202), NE0111384 among them. Its county holds 12, 3 of them major permits; NE0111384 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Walnut Creek-Big Blue River subwatershed (HUC 102702020202)

  • AMERICOLD LOGISTICS INC., South Sioux City: NE0134104, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2013
  • CRETE WWTF, Crete: NE0034304, major permit, discharging to BIG BLUE RIVER, permit term to March 31, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedCRETE MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT
Permittee as filedCrete Municipal Power Plant
NPDES IDNE0111384
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 24, 2019
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2024
AddressCrete, NE 68333
Receiving waterBIG BLUE RIVER
SubwatershedWalnut Creek-Big Blue River (HUC 102702020202)
SIC4911 – Electric Services
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source NE0000003115100001

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
Chlorine, total residual63018February 28, 2018450% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit2204August 31, 199611% over the limit
pH2202September 30, 2012
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2160
Conductivity040
Selenium, total recoverable020
Hydrocarbons, petroleum020
Hydrocarbons, total gas chromatograph200
Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0111384.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 13, 2026EvaluationS

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 NE0111384.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0111384 for CRETE MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT in Crete, NE, which discharges to BIG BLUE RIVER within the Walnut Creek-Big Blue River subwatershed (HUC 102702020202). The page lists the permit as administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger, with 6 as the discharger class figure, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.