Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0139301

MINDEN POTABLE WTP, Minden, NE: NPDES NE0139301 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MINDEN POTABLE WTP, held by Minden Potable WTP, holds NPDES permit NE0139301, which discharges to Little Blue River. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2024.

MINDEN POTABLE WTP, Minden, Nebraska: Individual permit NE0139301, held by Minden Potable WTP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 1, 2019, term to March 31, 2024, by NDEQ; discharges to Little Blue River.

Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 20,300% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, dissolved [as Mn]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

MINDEN POTABLE WTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Upper Sand Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702060101), NE0139301 among them. Its county holds 6, 0 of them major permits; NE0139301 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Sand Creek subwatershed (HUC 102702060101)

MINDEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Minden: NE0025411, minor permit, discharging to UNDES TRIB of LITTLE BLUE RIV, permit term to June 30, 2026
OLSEN CATTLE CO LLC, Minden: NEG021093, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	MINDEN POTABLE WTP
Permittee as filed	Minden Potable WTP
NPDES ID	NE0139301
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	April 1, 2019
Expiration date	March 31, 2024
Issuing agency	NDEQ
Address	Minden, NE 68859
Receiving water	Little Blue River
Subwatershed	Upper Sand Creek (HUC 102702060101)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

8Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
7With 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	4	14	10	June 30, 2023	20,300% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	6	0
Manganese, dissolved [as Mn]	2	6	0
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit	2	4	0
pH	2	4	0
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]	2	4	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	2	0
Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NE0139301.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NE0139301.

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 NE0139301.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NE0139301 held by Minden Potable WTP for MINDEN POTABLE WTP in Minden, NE, which discharges to the Little Blue River and is administratively continued. The page lists 8 pollutants on file, 8 of them under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.