Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0137626
VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC, Abion, NE: NPDES NE0137626 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC holds NPDES permit NE0137626, which discharges to Beaver Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 17, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026.
VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC, Abion, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0137626; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 17, 2021, term to June 30, 2026, by NDEQ; discharges to BEAVER CREEK.
- Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2011, largest 5,500% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Conductivity: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, dissolved [as Fe]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, dissolved [as Mn]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, maximum during 24 hour period: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, maximum flow range: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sodium adsorption ratio: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hydrocarbons, total gas chromatograph: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the O'Neil Valley-Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 102100090404), NE0137626 among them. Its county holds 15, 0 of them major permits; NE0137626 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the O'Neil Valley-Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 102100090404)
- ALBION WWTF, Albion: NE0026573, minor permit, discharging to BEAVER CR, permit term to March 31, 2026
- ALBION WWTF, Albion: NEL026573, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | NE0137626 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 17, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | NDEQ |
| Address | Abion, NE 68620 |
| Receiving water | BEAVER CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | O'Neil Valley-Beaver Creek (HUC 102100090404) |
| SIC | 2869 – Industrial Organic Chemicals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NER000506345; ICIS-AIR source NE0000003101100050 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 21With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 27 | 7 | August 31, 2011 | 5,500% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hour period | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum flow range | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, total gas chromatograph | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0137626.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0137626.
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 NE0137626.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.