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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NM0022250

ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY, Albuquerque, NM: NPDES NM0022250 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY holds NPDES permit NM0022250, which discharges to Rio Grande. EPA’s file records it issued August 30, 2012 and expiring September 30, 2017. 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 filedALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
Permittee as filedALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
NPDES IDNM0022250
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedAugust 30, 2012
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2017
AddressAlbuquerque, NM 87105
Receiving waterRIO GRANDE
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedCity of Albuquerque (HUC 130202030304)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 70 are shown.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Coliform, fecal general08679August 31, 201211,900% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]49136December 31, 20241,793% over the limit
Mercury, total [as Hg]44634October 31, 20221,624% over the limit
E. coli43026December 31, 202499,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended43624February 28, 2011207% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual12621August 31, 20203,082% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C01111August 31, 199771% over the limit
Whole effluent toxicity29610July 31, 200997% over the limit
Nitrogen, inorganic total4277December 31, 2024101% over the limit
pH2137May 31, 2022
Aluminum, total [as Al]096September 30, 2002152% over the limit
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]094August 31, 200642% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1123September 30, 200325% over the limit
Silver, total [as Ag]093January 31, 2000164% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]4412January 31, 200615% over the limit
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]6232December 31, 20049% over the limit
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3]082November 30, 200450% over the limit
Arsenic, total [as As]4101November 30, 199815% over the limit
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]8570
Arsenic, dry weight8510
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]6330
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]6330
Selenium, dry weight6270
Copper, dry weight6270
Cadmium, dry weight6270
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]6270
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]2240
Level of pathogen requirements achieved3220
Description of pathogen option used3220
Vector attraction reduction alternative used3200
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia2150
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas2150
Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia2150
Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas2150
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia2130
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas2130
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia2130
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas2130
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system1120
Unit boundary to property line distance1120
Pollutant table from 503.132100
Annual whole sludge application rate290
Cyanide, total [as CN]090
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant380
Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia280
Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas280
Solids, total dissolved050
Flow rate040
Boron, dissolved [as B]040
Boron, total [as B]040
Molybdenum, dissolved [as Mo]040
Molybdenum, total [as Mo]040
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]330
Nitrogen, total [as N]020
Phosphorus, total [as P]020
Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]110
Solids, suspended percent removal110
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia200
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas200
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia200

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

The newest 50 of 214.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 22, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
March 11, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 18, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 15, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 9, 2026Dry-weather CSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 3, 2026Dry-weather CSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 3, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
January 1, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
December 23, 2025Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
December 13, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
October 24, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
October 21, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
September 23, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
September 9, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
September 4, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
July 29, 2025Dry-weather CSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
June 24, 2025Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
May 22, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
May 13, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
May 7, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
April 20, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
April 11, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
April 10, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
March 24, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
March 7, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 27, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 26, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 25, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 20, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 4, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 3, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 1, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
January 8, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
December 26, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
December 24, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
November 30, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
November 19, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
October 17, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
October 5, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
September 22, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
September 8, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
August 10, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
July 26, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
July 14, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
July 11, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
July 1, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
May 1, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
April 24, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
March 13, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6
February 27, 2024Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environmentEP6

Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.