Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0024112
CITY OF EDINBURG WWTP, Edinburg, TX: NPDES TX0024112 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 55Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF EDINBURG WWTP, held by EDINBURG, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0024112, which discharges to Via A 60 In Pipe To An Unnamed Hidalgo Co Drainage. EPA’s file records it issued November 6, 2015 and expiring July 1, 2020. 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 EDINBURG WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EDINBURG, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0024112 |
| 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 | November 6, 2015 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2020 |
| Address | Edinburg, TX 78542 |
| Receiving water | VIA A 60 IN PIPE TO AN UNNAMED HIDALGO CO DRAINAGE |
| Subwatershed | West Main Drain-Laguna Madre (HUC 121102080400) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 63Pollutants on file
- 55Under a numeric limit
- 62With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 63 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 369 | 349 | May 31, 2026 | 94,350% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 243 | 231 | July 31, 2026 | 3,768% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 205 | 191 | May 31, 2026 | 1,126% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 58 | 39 | April 30, 2011 | 673% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 29 | 25 | July 31, 2026 | 87% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 3 | 42 | 24 | January 31, 2013 | 1,115% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 29 | 21 | July 31, 2026 | 2,908% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 3 | 43 | 19 | June 30, 2022 | 1,068% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 16 | 12 | December 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 8 | 8 | October 31, 2012 | 100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 9 | 5 | October 31, 2012 | 40% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 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 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 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 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 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 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 14, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 3, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 2, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 6, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 20, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 7, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 17, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 17, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 20, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
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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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