Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Title 119 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Chapter 2 - PERMITS; WHEN REQUIRED
Section 119-2-003
Current through March 20, 2024
The following do not require NPDES permits:
003.01 Those discharges in 40 CFR 122.3, as adopted herein;
003.02 Water, gas or other material which is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil and gas, or water derived in association with oil or gas production and disposal of in a well, if the well is used either to facilitate production or for disposal purposes and is approved by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, complies with Title 122 - Rules and Regulations for Underground Injection and Mineral Production Wells, and it is determined by the Department that injection or disposal will not result in the degradation of ground or surface water resources;
003.03 Diversion, carriage, and exchange of water from or into streams, lakes, reservoirs, or conveyance structures, or storage of water in or release of water from lakes, reservoirs, or conveyance structures, in the exercise of water rights;
003.04 Discharge of water from single family household, or non-household systems of equivalent size, from non-recirculating geothermal heat pumps, if the discharge does not include chemical additives for cleaning or descaling and does not create a threat to public health or safety, a nuisance, or unlawful pollution of waters of the state;
003.05 Discharge from swimming pools, if the discharge from a swimming pool is discharged through permanent piping to a POTW and does not create a threat to public health or safety, result in pass through or interference to a POTW, a nuisance, or unlawful pollution of waters of the state;
003.06 Discharge from Agricultural tile drain systems to surface waters of the state; and
003.07 Application of water containing nutrients that is agronomically applied as a fertilizer, when the source of the water is not wastewater, cooling water or process water.
