Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0075957
CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP, Blossom, TX: NPDES TX0075957 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP, held by BLOSSOM, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0075957, which discharges to Sulphur/South Sulphur River. EPA’s file records it issued March 12, 2021 and expiring March 12, 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 BLOSSOM WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLOSSOM, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0075957 |
| 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 12, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 12, 2026 |
| Address | Blossom, TX 75416 |
| Receiving water | Sulphur/South Sulphur River |
| Subwatershed | West Caddo Creek (HUC 120100010201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 2 | 117 | 84 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 104 | 66 | January 31, 2026 | 5,505% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 97 | 47 | January 31, 2026 | 6,357% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 43 | 33 | April 30, 2026 | 770% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 53 | 24 | November 30, 2025 | 236% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 21 | 7 | August 31, 2022 | 22% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 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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