Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0106071
SOUTHEAST WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Lubbock, TX: NPDES TX0106071 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 68Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SOUTHEAST WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, held by LUBBOCK, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0106071, which discharges to Southeast Water Reclamation Plant. EPA’s file records it issued May 22, 2014 and expiring March 1, 2019. 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 | SOUTHEAST WATER RECLAMATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LUBBOCK, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0106071 |
| 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 | May 22, 2014 |
| Expiration date | March 1, 2019 |
| Address | Lubbock, TX 79404 |
| Receiving water | SOUTHEAST WATER RECLAMATION PLANT |
| Subwatershed | Buffalo Springs Lake (HUC 120500030104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 69Pollutants on file
- 68Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 69 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 426 | 410 | May 31, 2026 | 874% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 108 | 108 | June 30, 2025 | 1,733% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 93 | 93 | May 31, 2026 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 68 | 64 | July 31, 2026 | 1,374% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 38 | 35 | September 30, 2025 | 934% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 25 | 25 | June 30, 2025 | 1,240% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 13 | 10 | August 31, 2009 | 1,112% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 23 | 52 | 9 | October 31, 2003 | 24% over the limit |
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 3 | 9 | 6 | July 31, 2002 | 136% over the limit |
| pH | 11 | 19 | 3 | September 30, 2003 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | 8% over the limit |
| Conductivity | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, dissolved [as Ca] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, dissolved [as Mg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, dissolved [as Na] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 11, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 10, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 2, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 26, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 18, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 27, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 11, 2018 | 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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