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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0112283

RIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF, Waterloo, NE: NPDES NE0112283 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

RIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF, held by SID 177 DOUGLAS RIVERSIDE LAKE, holds NPDES permit NE0112283, which discharges to Elkhorn River. EPA’s file records it issued June 25, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026.

RIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF, Waterloo, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0112283, held by SID 177 DOUGLAS RIVERSIDE LAKE; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 25, 2021, term to June 30, 2026; discharges to ELKHORN RIVER.

  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 267% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 1997, largest 62% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2018.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2007, largest 3,400% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, sludge solid: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • PCB, total, scan effluent: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Dieldrin: 0 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.
  • January 24, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 235 were issued before NE0112283.

Coverages issued nearest NE0112283

RIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Big Slough-Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200031006), NE0112283 among them. Its county holds 59, 1 of them major permits; NE0112283 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Big Slough-Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200031006)

Identity

Facility as filedRIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF
Permittee as filedSID 177 DOUGLAS RIVERSIDE LAKE
NPDES IDNE0112283
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
IssuedJune 25, 2021
Expiration dateJune 30, 2026
AddressWaterloo, NE 68069
Receiving waterELKHORN RIVER
SubwatershedBig Slough-Elkhorn River (HUC 102200031006)

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
E. coli, MTEC-MF23131June 30, 202699,999% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]53518July 31, 202499,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended55416December 31, 2025267% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C0246June 30, 199762% over the limit
pH3275October 31, 2018
Coliform, fecal general044July 31, 20073,400% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant3220
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]280
Selenium, sludge solid060
Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As]060
Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid060
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]060
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]060
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]060
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]060
Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N]060
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]060
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]060
Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]060
Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]060
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight060
Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt060
Selenium, total recoverable040
PCB, total, scan effluent040
Dieldrin040
Nitrogen, total [as N]220
Phosphorus, total [as P]220
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 24, 2024Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0112283.

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 NE0112283.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0112283 for the RIVERSIDE LAKE SID WWTF in Waterloo, NE, held by SID 177 DOUGLAS RIVERSIDE LAKE and discharging to the ELKHORN RIVER within the Big Slough-Elkhorn River subwatershed (HUC 102200031006). The page lists a permit status of administratively continued, 9 pollutants on file, 6 under a numeric limit, and 6 with an effluent exceedance.