Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NE0137685
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS, INC., Nebraska City, NE: NPDES NE0137685 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS, INC., held by CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS, INC, holds NPDES permit NE0137685. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2018 and expiring September 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 | CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS, INC |
| NPDES ID | NE0137685 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 20, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2023 |
| Address | Nebraska City, NE 68410 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 28 | 16 | March 31, 2021 | 294% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 22 | 8 | March 31, 2021 | 80% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 15 | 3 | December 31, 2024 | 273% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge solid | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen [as NO3] sludge solid | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, sludge, total, dry weight [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, sludge, tot dry wgt | 1 | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2023 | Failure to comply with a requirement regarding Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping | ST6 |
| October 26, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 8, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | 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.