Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0113549

CLARKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Clarks, NE: NPDES NE0113549 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
17Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CLARKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by CLARKS WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0113549, which discharges to Trib-Silver Crk. EPA’s file records it issued March 22, 2007 and expiring March 31, 2012.

CLARKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Clarks, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0113549, held by CLARKS WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 22, 2007, term to March 31, 2012; discharges to TRIB-SILVER CRK.

Nitrogen, total [as N]: 3 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 8,470% over the limit.
Chloride [as Cl]: 11 limits, 178 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 11 limits, 170 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Conductivity: 11 limits, 169 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 8 limits, 160 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 142 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 139 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 11 limits, 130 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Water level at sample collection time: 6 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Duration of discharge: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Depth to water level ft below landsurface: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 29 were issued before NE0113549.

Coverages issued nearest NE0113549

October 1, 2005: WYNOT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Wynot, NE0127663, held by WYNOT WWTF
November 30, 2006: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT WWTF, Plattsmouth, NE0114251, held by JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT
December 7, 2006: NEWPORT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Newport, NE0114910, held by NEWPORT WWTF
December 13, 2006: COLON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Colon, NE0033499, held by COLON WWTF
March 22, 2007: MEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Mead, NE0024309, held by MEAD WWTF
June 26, 2008: PHILLIPS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Phillips, NE0124311, held by PHILLIPS WWTF
September 29, 2009: CULBERTSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Culbertson, NE0051624, held by CULBERTSON WWTF
March 22, 2010: SAINT EDWARD, St Edward, NE0027332
June 26, 2012: SCOTIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Scotia, NE0023973, held by SCOTIA WWTF
June 26, 2012: WESTERN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Western, NE0042501, held by WESTERN WWTF

CLARKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the City of Clarks subwatershed (HUC 102001030302), NE0113549 among them. Its county holds 14, 0 of them major permits; NE0113549 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the City of Clarks subwatershed (HUC 102001030302)

STROBEL MANUFACTURING, INC., Clarks: NE0138177, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2019

Identity

Facility as filed	CLARKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filed	CLARKS WWTF
NPDES ID	NE0113549
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 22, 2007
Expiration date	March 31, 2012
Address	Clarks, NE 68628
Receiving water	TRIB-SILVER CRK
Subwatershed	City of Clarks (HUC 102001030302)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	ICIS-AIR source NE0000003112103000

Effluent limits and exceedances

22Pollutants on file
17Under a numeric limit
22With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Nitrogen, total [as N]	3	33	17	April 30, 2023	8,470% over the limit
Chloride [as Cl]	11	178	0
pH	11	170	0
Conductivity	11	169	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	8	160	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	142	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	139	0
Solids, total dissolved	11	130	0
Solids, total suspended	2	63	0
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	2	41	0
Water level at sample collection time	6	30	0
Duration of discharge	0	26	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	0	18	0
Depth to water level ft below landsurface	0	16	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	3	15	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	3	15	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	3	15	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	3	15	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	3	15	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	3	15	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	0	12	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	0	12	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0113549.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0113549.

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 NE0113549.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit NE0113549 held by Clarks Wastewater Treatment Facility in Clarks, NE, which discharges to Trib-Silver Crk and is listed as administratively continued. The facts list 17 as the discharger class number, 1 pollutant under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.