Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AZ0026077
CITY OF BISBEE - SAN JOSE WWTP, Bisbee, AZ: NPDES AZ0026077 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 176Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF BISBEE - SAN JOSE WWTP, held by City Of Bisbee, holds NPDES permit AZ0026077. EPA’s file records it issued December 11, 2017 and expiring December 10, 2022.
CITY OF BISBEE - SAN JOSE WWTP, Bisbee, Arizona: Individual permit AZ0026077, held by City Of Bisbee; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued December 11, 2017, term to December 10, 2022.
- TU Static 4 Day Chronic Raphidocelis subcapitata (formerly Selenastrum capricornutum): 3 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 700% over the limit.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2019, largest 321% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2026.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2014, largest 18% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 7 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 5 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 3 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hydrogen sulfide: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfide, total [as S]: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluoride, total [as F]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Thallium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boron, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Barium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Antimony, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Tributyltin: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Diquat: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Uranium, total [in pci/L]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dinoseb: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dichlorobromomethane: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Carbon tetrachloride: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloroethane: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bromoform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dibromochloromethane: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloroform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toluene: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzene: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- .delta.-BHC: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthylene: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthene: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acrolein: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acrylonitrile: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- May 1, 2026: No Further Action (State).
- March 10, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- March 5, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
Arizona holds 91 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 37 were issued before AZ0026077.
Coverages issued nearest AZ0026077
- August 14, 2017: MAIN STREET WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Yuma, AZ0025411, held by City Of Yuma
- August 21, 2017: ED PASTOR KINO ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT, Tucson, AZ0025291, held by Pima County - Stadium District
- August 30, 2017: TOWN OF QUARTZSITE - WWTP, Quartzsite, AZ0023752, held by Town Of Quartzsite
- October 12, 2017: CITY OF EL MIRAGE - WWTP, El Mirage, AZ0023272, held by City Of El Mirage
- November 27, 2017: PAINTED MESA WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Holbrook, AZ0025542, held by City Of Holbrook
- December 20, 2017: UPPER VILLAGE OF MOENKOPI WWTF, Tuba City, AZ0024619, held by UPPER VILLAGE OF MOENKOPI (UVM)
- January 19, 2018: USDOI NPS - GRAND CANYON NP - SOUTH RIM WWTP, Grand Canyon, AZ0022152, held by Usdoi Nps - Grand Canyon Np
- January 26, 2018: USDOI NPS - GRAND CANYON NP - NORTH RIM WWTP, Grand Canyon, AZ0110426, held by Grand Canyon National Park
- May 8, 2018: TOWN OF SUPERIOR WWTP, Superior, AZ0021199, held by Town Of Superior Public Works
- June 7, 2018: AGUA NUEVA WRF, Tucson, AZ0026107, held by Pima County - Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department
CITY OF BISBEE - SAN JOSE WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Upper Greenbush Draw subwatershed (HUC 150502020202), AZ0026077 among them. Its county holds 30, 2 of them major permits; AZ0026077 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Upper Greenbush Draw subwatershed (HUC 150502020202)
- ARIZONA WATER COMPANY - BE, Unknown: AZDM90344, minor permit, discharging to UNKNOWN EPHEMERAL WATER, permit term to May 31, 2026
- BISBEE ROAD YARD, Bisbee: AZMS81280, minor permit, permit term to December 30, 2024
- BISBEE SOIL PROGRAM, Unknown: AZC108225, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
- CAMP RIFF, Bisbee: AZC116754, minor permit, discharging to Greenbush Draw | Headwaters - SAN PEDRO RIVER, permit term to August 28, 2030
- COCHISE COUNTY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BUILDING, Unknown: AZC111993, minor permit, discharging to Greenbush Draw | Headwaters - SAN PEDRO RIVER, permit term to August 28, 2030
- COCHISE COUNTY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BUILDING, Unknown: AZCN96633, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
- COCHISE COUNTY HIGHWAY ROAD YARD-BISBEE AREA, Bisbee: AZI108062, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed ephemeral tributary, permit term to January 15, 2030
- COCHISE COUNTY MS4, Unknown: AZSM92073, minor permit, discharging to Greenbush Draw, permit term to September 29, 2026
- COPPER QUEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Bisbee: AZC108712, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
- COPPER QUEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Bisbee: AZC112727, minor permit, discharging to Flume, permit term to August 28, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF BISBEE - SAN JOSE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City Of Bisbee |
| NPDES ID | AZ0026077 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 11, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 10, 2022 |
| Address | Bisbee, AZ 85603 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Greenbush Draw (HUC 150502020202) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 178Pollutants on file
- 176Under a numeric limit
- 178With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 178 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TU Static 4 Day Chronic Raphidocelis subcapitata (formerly Selenastrum capricornutum) | 3 | 10 | 7 | December 31, 2023 | 700% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 7 | 2 | November 30, 2019 | 321% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 7 | 1 | January 31, 2026 | |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 1 | September 30, 2014 | 18% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen sulfide | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tributyltin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Diquat | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Uranium, total [in pci/L] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dinoseb | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bromoform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| .delta.-BHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Acrolein | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AZ0026077.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | No Further Action | State |
| March 10, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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