Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023787
CITY OF CHICO, Chico, TX: NPDES TX0023787 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF CHICO holds NPDES permit TX0023787, which discharges to Dry Creek;Gravel Pits;W Fort Trinity River. EPA’s file records it issued April 28, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2021. 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 CHICO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF CHICO |
| NPDES ID | TX0023787 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2021 |
| Address | Chico, TX 76431 |
| Receiving water | DRY CREEK;GRAVEL PITS;W FORT TRINITY RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Dry Creek-West Fork Trinity River (HUC 120301010411) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 431 | 365 | July 31, 2026 | 2,300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 222 | 159 | July 31, 2026 | 523% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 144 | 69 | April 30, 2025 | 844% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 97 | 65 | April 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 112 | 60 | July 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 64 | 42 | July 31, 2025 | 48% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 62 | 12 | May 31, 2021 | 38% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 52 | 1 | October 31, 2007 | |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 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 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 5, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 1, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.