Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0127337
CITY OF LA JOYA WWTP, La Joya, TX: NPDES TX0127337 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF LA JOYA WWTP, held by LA JOYA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0127337, which discharges to Rio Grande Below Falcon Reservoir. EPA’s file records it issued March 24, 2021 and expiring March 24, 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 LA JOYA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LA JOYA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0127337 |
| 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 | March 24, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 24, 2026 |
| Address | La Joya, TX 78560 |
| Receiving water | Rio Grande Below Falcon Reservoir |
| Subwatershed | La Burrita Creek-Rio Grande (HUC 130900010706) |
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
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 550 | 196 | May 31, 2026 | 283% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 362 | 126 | April 30, 2026 | 374% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 249 | 89 | February 28, 2026 | 2,882% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 258 | 22 | August 31, 2021 | 129,614% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 274 | 17 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 118 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 10 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 9, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 24, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 9, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 2, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2018 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.