Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0123501
TYSON FRESH MEATS - LEXINGTON, Lexington, NE: NPDES NE0123501 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TYSON FRESH MEATS - LEXINGTON, held by TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. LEXING, holds NPDES permit NE0123501, which discharges to Platte River. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TYSON FRESH MEATS - LEXINGTON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. LEXING |
| NPDES ID | NE0123501 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 28, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2021 |
| Address | Lexington, NE 68850 |
| Receiving water | PLATTE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Philips Lake (HUC 102001010608) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fecal coliform, MPN, EC med, 44.5 C | 2 | 34 | 26 | July 31, 2022 | 8,650% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 24 | 40 | 12 | May 31, 2015 | 12,050% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 25 | 33 | 7 | January 31, 2018 | 14% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 6 | November 30, 1998 | 313% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 24 | 30 | 4 | December 31, 2019 | 290% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 4 | 16 | 4 | July 31, 2022 | 191% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 20 | 3 | October 31, 2005 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 16 | 2 | August 31, 2008 | 16% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 4 | 7 | 1 | June 30, 2007 | 79% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Land Application (non-503 non-CAFO) | 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 15, 2026.