Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0020401
CITY OF INGLESIDE WWTP, Ingleside, TX: NPDES TX0020401 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF INGLESIDE WWTP, held by INGLESIDE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0020401, which discharges to Corpus Christi Bay. EPA’s file records it issued July 2, 2020 and expiring July 2, 2025. 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 | CITY OF INGLESIDE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | INGLESIDE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0020401 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 2, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 2, 2025 |
| Address | Ingleside, TX 78362 |
| Receiving water | Corpus Christi Bay |
| Subwatershed | Kinney Bayou (HUC 121102010003) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 62Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 55With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 62 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 65 | 47 | July 31, 2026 | 147% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 46 | 27 | June 30, 2023 | 1,127% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 31 | 27 | August 31, 2023 | 2,227% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 26 | 11 | September 30, 2023 | 443% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 16 | 4 | December 31, 2024 | 250% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 21 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 1,910% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 1 | June 30, 2007 | 90% over the limit |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 2 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 8, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 22, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 3, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 29, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 30, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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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