Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0045055
ADAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Adams, NE: NPDES NE0045055 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ADAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by ADAMS WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0045055, which discharges to Mi Br Big Nemaha. EPA’s file records it issued September 7, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022. 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 | ADAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ADAMS WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0045055 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 7, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Address | Adams, NE 68301 |
| Receiving water | MI BR BIG NEMAHA |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Middle Branch Big Nemaha River (HUC 102400080103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 254 | 31 | July 31, 2003 | 411% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 172 | 26 | December 31, 2003 | 716% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 30 | 24 | September 30, 2003 | 44% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 219 | 11 | October 31, 2003 | 540% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 126 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.