Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0130141
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CORN DIVISION, Columbus, NE: NPDES NE0130141 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CORN DIVISION, held by ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO., holds NPDES permit NE0130141, which discharges to Loup. EPA’s file records it issued March 30, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CORN DIVISION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. |
| NPDES ID | NE0130141 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 30, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Address | Columbus, NE 68601 |
| Receiving water | LOUP |
| SIC | 2046 – Wet Corn Milling |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NED986387942; ICIS-AIR source NE0000003114100032 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 37 | 20 | December 31, 2024 | 114% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 24 | 74 | 15 | November 30, 2012 | 80% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 15 | 10 | April 30, 1997 | 140% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 12 | 10 | March 31, 2018 | 3,650% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 10 | 8 | October 31, 1996 | 355% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 28 | 65 | 7 | October 31, 2024 | 41% over the limit |
| pH | 16 | 53 | 6 | September 30, 1997 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 11 | 5 | January 31, 2019 | 66% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 7 | 2 | July 31, 2017 | 7% over the limit |
| Conductivity | 12 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Depth to water level ft below landsurface | 11 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 12 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, total gas chromatograph | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.