Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AZ0026727
CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Phoenix, AZ: NPDES AZ0026727 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, held by City Of Phoenix, holds NPDES permit AZ0026727. EPA’s file records it issued December 2, 2024 and expiring December 1, 2029.
CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Phoenix, Arizona: Individual permit AZ0026727, held by City Of Phoenix; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued December 2, 2024, term to December 1, 2029.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfide, total [as S]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Thallium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, trivalent [as Cr]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Antimony, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hydrogen sulfide: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static 4 Day Chronic Raphidocelis subcapitata (formerly Selenastrum capricornutum): 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Static 7Day Chronic Pimephales Promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales Promelas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arizona holds 91 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 80 were issued before AZ0026727. City Of Phoenix holds 28 permits in Arizona.
Other permits held by City Of Phoenix
- CITY OF PHOENIX - 23RD AVENUE WWTP, Phoenix: AZ0020559, issued August 5, 2019
- 18427-03 - 16-INCH PARADISE VALLEY ZONE 3C IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 2: AZC113053, issued October 28, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Phoenix: AZC113055, issued October 28, 2025
- 35TH AVENUE AND CAMELBACK ROAD RELIEF SEWER: AZC113156, issued October 28, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - 91ST AVENUE WWTP, Phoenix: AZC113157, issued October 28, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - 91ST AVENUE WWTP, Phoenix: AZC113158, issued October 28, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - LIFT STATION 66, Phoenix: AZC113172, issued October 28, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - LIFT STATION 76: AZC113175, issued October 28, 2025
- 19TH AVE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT: AZC113237, issued October 28, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - BOOSTER STATION 1-B3, Phoenix: AZC113243, issued October 29, 2025
Coverages issued nearest AZ0026727
- August 15, 2023: CITY OF YUMA - FIGUEROA AVE WPCF, Yuma, AZ0020443, held by City Of Yuma - Department Of Public Works
- November 9, 2023: AMERICAN RANCH DWID, Prescott, AZ0026522, held by American Ranch Dwid
- January 18, 2024: AZ STATE PKS PATAGONIA LAKE, Nogales, AZ0026620, held by Arizona State Parks
- April 3, 2024: CITY OF BUCKEYE - SUNDANCE WRF, Buckeye, AZ0024881, held by City Of Buckeye
- November 20, 2024: CITY OF MESA - NORTHWEST WRP, Mesa, AZ0024031, held by City Of Mesa - Water Resources
- March 13, 2025: CITY OF TOLLESON - WWTP, Tolleson, AZPT00017, held by City Of Tolleson
- June 6, 2025: SIX MILE LAGOON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Peridot, AZ0024640, held by San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Distribution and Wasteater Treatment Facilities Pr
CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 41 discharge permits in the Rock Tank-Cave Creek subwatershed (HUC 150701020604), AZ0026727 among them. Its county holds 618, 31 of them major permits; AZ0026727 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Rock Tank-Cave Creek subwatershed (HUC 150701020604)
- BLACK MOUNTAIN CAVE CREEK, Unknown: AZC117885, minor permit, discharging to Cave Creek | Headwaters - CAVE CREEK DAM @ 33, permit term to August 28, 2030
- BLACK MOUNTAIN MARKETPLACE, Unknown: AZC117630, minor permit, discharging to Cave Creek | Headwaters - CAVE CREEK DAM @ 33, permit term to August 28, 2030
- CAREFREE QUARTER, Unknown: AZC116056, minor permit, discharging to Cave Creek | Headwaters - CAVE CREEK DAM @ 33, permit term to August 28, 2030
- CAVE CREEK ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, Unknown: AZCN95124, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
- CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Phoenix: AZI107240, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Cave Creek WRP Wash, permit term to January 15, 2030
- CITY OF PHOENIX WELL 281, Cave Creek: AZC110714, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Wash to Cave Creek | Town of Cave Cree, permit term to August 28, 2030
- CITY OF PHOENIX WELL 281, Cave Creek: AZC113299, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Wash to Cave Creek | Town of Cave Cree, permit term to August 28, 2030
- ESTATES AT HAYDEN, Scottsdale: AZC112211, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed ephemeral tributary, permit term to August 28, 2030
- ESTATES AT HAYDEN, Scottsdale: AZCN83822, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
- FOCUS ON THE FAMILY, Cave Creek: AZC102301, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
What the register holds for CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Phoenix, Arizona, and 36 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES AZ0026727.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF PHOENIX - CAVE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City Of Phoenix |
| NPDES ID | AZ0026727 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 2, 2024 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2029 |
| Address | Phoenix, AZ 85024 |
| Subwatershed | Rock Tank-Cave Creek (HUC 150701020604) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler AZR000039180 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen sulfide | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 4 Day Chronic Raphidocelis subcapitata (formerly Selenastrum capricornutum) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Static 7Day Chronic Pimephales Promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales Promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES AZ0026727.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AZ0026727.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AZ0026727.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES AZ0026727.
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