Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0112666
BASSETT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bassett, NE: NPDES NE0112666 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BASSETT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by BASSETT WWTF, holds NPDES permit NE0112666, which discharges to North Fork Elkhorn River. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | BASSETT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BASSETT WWTF |
| NPDES ID | NE0112666 |
| 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 | June 30, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Bassett, NE 68714 |
| Receiving water | NORTH FORK ELKHORN RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Upper North Branch Elkhorn River (HUC 102200010101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 67 | 49 | March 31, 2026 | 5,266% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 51 | 22 | April 30, 2023 | 127% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 15 | 13 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 30 | 10 | April 30, 1997 | 188% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 5 | 3 | June 30, 2008 | 45% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 27, 2022 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - 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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