Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0137723

TECUMSEH POULTRY LLC FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - WAVERLY, Waverly, NE: NPDES NE0137723 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TECUMSEH POULTRY LLC FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - WAVERLY, held by Tecumseh Poultry LLC, holds NPDES permit NE0137723, which discharges to City Of Waverly Potw. EPA’s file records it issued September 17, 2013 and expiring September 30, 2018.

TECUMSEH POULTRY LLC FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - WAVERLY, Waverly, Nebraska: Individual industrial user permit NE0137723, held by Tecumseh Poultry LLC; Effective; issued September 17, 2013, term to September 30, 2018, by NDEQ; discharges to City of Waverly POTW.

Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 276% over the limit.
Flow rate, instantaneous: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2010, largest 43% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2017.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

March 20, 2026: Evaluation (S).

TECUMSEH POULTRY LLC FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - WAVERLY among its neighbors

Its county holds 51, 1 of them major permits; NE0137723 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

ADM PROCESSING, Lincoln: NE0035157, minor permit, discharging to SALT CREEK, permit term to March 31, 2019
BENNET WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bennet: NE0040916, minor permit, discharging to LT NEMAHA RIVER, permit term to December 31, 2025
BISON, INC., Lincoln: NE0128082, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2018
CARDWELL RESERVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Lincoln: NE0137596, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2021
CARDWELL WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSN, Lincoln: NE0133841, minor permit, discharging to CARDWELL BRANCH, permit term to September 30, 2021
CITY OF LINCOLN MS4, Lincoln: NE0133671, not classed
COMMERCIAL PLASTICS NEBRASKA LLC, Waverly: NE0114014, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB, permit term to March 31, 2013
CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LINCOLN PLANT, Lincoln: NE0001309, minor permit, discharging to SALT CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2025
DAKOTA SPRINGS WWTF, Roca: NE0137821, minor permit, discharging to UNDESIG. TRIB OF SALT CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2022
DAVEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Davey: NE0024295, minor permit, discharging to ASH HOLLOW CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	TECUMSEH POULTRY LLC FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - WAVERLY
Permittee as filed	Tecumseh Poultry LLC
NPDES ID	NE0137723
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual industrial user permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 17, 2013
Expiration date	September 30, 2018
Issuing agency	NDEQ
Address	Waverly, NE 68462
Receiving water	City of Waverly POTW
SIC	2015 – Poultry Slaughtering And Processing

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
7With a violation of any kind
3With 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
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	2	21	9	January 31, 2026	276% over the limit
Flow rate, instantaneous	1	5	3	March 31, 2010	43% over the limit
pH	2	5	1	June 30, 2017
Solids, total suspended	4	20	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	16	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	5	0
Chloride [as Cl]	0	4	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	2	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0137723.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 20, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 NE0137723.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0137723 held by Tecumseh Poultry LLC for its fabrication and distribution center in Waverly, NE, with an effective status, a minor discharger class, and an issue date of September 17, 2013 and expiration date of September 30, 2018 as recorded in EPA's permit file. The page lists 10 items under the discharger class heading, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.