Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0107492
CITY OF EAGLE PASS WATER WORKS SYSTEM MAIN WWTP, Eagle Pass, TX: NPDES TX0107492 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 63Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF EAGLE PASS WATER WORKS SYSTEM MAIN WWTP, held by EAGLE PASS, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0107492, which discharges to Rio Grande Below Amistad Reservoir. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2016 and expiring September 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 EAGLE PASS WATER WORKS SYSTEM MAIN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EAGLE PASS, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0107492 |
| 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 | July 25, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2020 |
| Address | Eagle Pass, TX 78853 |
| Receiving water | RIO GRANDE BELOW AMISTAD RESERVOIR |
| Subwatershed | Seco Creek-Rio Grande (HUC 130800020101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 63Pollutants on file
- 63Under a numeric limit
- 59With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 48 | 7 | August 31, 2023 | 105% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 5 | 3 | August 31, 2012 | 294% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 59 | 2 | January 31, 2005 | 59,233% over the limit |
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 2 | 16 | 2 | August 31, 2010 | 1,880% over the limit |
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 14 | 2 | July 31, 2013 | 2% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 29 | 1 | November 30, 2005 | 68% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 16 | 1 | July 31, 2002 | 18% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 42 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sulphur, total elemental | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 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 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 12, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 29, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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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