Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022608
LAUGHLIN AFB WWTP, Val Verde County, TX: NPDES TX0022608 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 52Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAUGHLIN AFB WWTP, held by US DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, holds NPDES permit TX0022608, which discharges to Trib;Reservoir;Sacatosa Crk;Sycamore Crk;Rio Grand. EPA’s file records it issued November 21, 2018 and expiring November 21, 2023. 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 | LAUGHLIN AFB WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | US DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE |
| NPDES ID | TX0022608 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 21, 2023 |
| Address | Val Verde County, TX 78843 |
| Receiving water | TRIB;RESERVOIR;SACATOSA CRK;SYCAMORE CRK;RIO GRAND |
| Subwatershed | Sacatosa Creek (HUC 130800010306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 58Pollutants on file
- 52Under a numeric limit
- 55With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 3 | 18 | 8 | December 31, 2016 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 17 | 5 | September 30, 2024 | 11% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 3 | July 31, 2012 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 11 | 1 | September 30, 2016 | 1% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 9 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 45% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | 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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