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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0123200

BEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bee, NE: NPDES NE0123200 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by BEE WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0123200, which discharges to Middle Big Blue. EPA’s file records it issued June 26, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022.

BEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bee, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0123200, held by BEE WWTF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 26, 2017, term to June 30, 2022; discharges to Middle Big Blue.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 6,420% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 2,654% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 12% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2011.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 1 limit, 37 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Nebraska holds 254 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 98 were issued before NE0123200.

Coverages issued nearest NE0123200

BEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Headwaters Plum Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702020101), NE0123200 among them. Its county holds 18, 1 of them major permits; NE0123200 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Plum Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702020101)

Identity

Facility as filedBEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Permittee as filedBEE WWTF
NPDES IDNE0123200
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 26, 2017
Expiration dateJune 30, 2022
AddressBee, NE 68314
Receiving waterMiddle Big Blue
SubwatershedHeadwaters Plum Creek (HUC 102702020101)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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]1213810November 30, 20256,420% over the limit
Solids, total suspended513510November 30, 20252,654% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C5812November 30, 202512% over the limit
pH3741November 30, 2011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant3790
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]0470
Nitrogen, total [as N]2380
Phosphorus, total [as P]2380
Duration of discharge1370
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit2340
Flow, total1280
Coliform, fecal general0160
E. coli, MTEC-MF2100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]030

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0123200.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0123200.

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 NE0123200.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0123200 for the BEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY in Bee, NE, which is administratively continued and classed as a Minor discharger. The facts list 11 Pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 Pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with 14 pollutant entries noted under effluent limits and exceedances.