Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0034797
CITY OF QUEEN CITY WWTP, Queen City, TX: NPDES TX0034797 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF QUEEN CITY WWTP, held by QUEEN CITY, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0034797, which discharges to Sulphur River Basin In The State Of Arkansas. EPA’s file records it issued March 18, 2021 and expiring March 18, 2026. 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 QUEEN CITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | QUEEN CITY, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0034797 |
| 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 | March 18, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 18, 2026 |
| Address | Queen City, TX 75572 |
| Receiving water | Sulphur River Basin in the State of Arkansas |
| Subwatershed | Cypress Creek-Cypress Slough (HUC 111403020702) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 38With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 210 | 197 | May 31, 2026 | 700% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 178 | 165 | November 30, 2025 | 1,535% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 108 | 93 | August 31, 2024 | 3,159% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 30 | May 31, 2025 | 70% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 26 | 18 | July 31, 2025 | 90% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 22 | 12 | September 30, 2013 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 8 | January 31, 2024 | 72% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 1 | April 30, 2005 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2003 | 19% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 18, 2017 | 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.