Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0020915
BEATRICE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Beatrice, NE: NPDES NE0020915 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BEATRICE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Beatrice WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0020915, which discharges to Big Blue River. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BEATRICE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Beatrice WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0020915 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 29, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Address | Beatrice, NE 68310 |
| Receiving water | BIG BLUE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Beatrice (HUC 102702020409) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 38 | 26 | July 31, 1994 | 44,025% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 114 | 25 | June 30, 2026 | 254% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 136 | 12 | June 30, 2016 | 155% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 18 | 5 | June 30, 1994 | 95% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 5 C] | 0 | 4 | 2 | February 28, 1994 | 96% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 132 | 1 | August 31, 2012 | 2% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 71 | 1 | March 31, 2004 | |
| E. coli | 0 | 7 | 1 | July 31, 2008 | 10,065% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2018 | 58% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 2 | 1 | March 31, 2006 | 35% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dissolved [as Se] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Application weekly spray irrigation | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atrazine | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| June 16, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | 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 September 14, 2026.