Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022152
CITY OF ROCKPORT WWTP, Rockport, TX: NPDES TX0022152 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 61Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF ROCKPORT WWTP, held by ROCKPORT, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0022152, which discharges to Tulle Ditch;Unnamed Ditch (Non-Tidal);Little Bay. EPA’s file records it issued June 15, 2017 and expiring March 1, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF ROCKPORT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ROCKPORT, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0022152 |
| 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 | June 15, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 1, 2020 |
| Address | Rockport, TX 78382 |
| Receiving water | TULLE DITCH;UNNAMED DITCH (NON-TIDAL);LITTLE BAY |
| Subwatershed | Aransas Bay (HUC 121004050400) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 61Pollutants on file
- 61Under a numeric limit
- 55With 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 61 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 13 | 7 | January 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 21 | 6 | March 31, 2022 | 286% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 20 | 5 | March 31, 2022 | 148% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 27 | 3 | July 31, 2021 | 9% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 17 | 2 | February 28, 2013 | 400% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 15 | 1 | July 31, 2003 | 15% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 14 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 3 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 17, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 31, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 12, 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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