Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022403
CITY OF SANGER WWTP, Sanger, TX: NPDES TX0022403 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF SANGER WWTP, held by CITY OF SANGER, holds NPDES permit TX0022403, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch; Ranger Branch Paddock Lake. EPA’s file records it issued October 13, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2021. 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 SANGER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF SANGER |
| NPDES ID | TX0022403 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2021 |
| Address | Sanger, TX 76266 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH; RANGER BRANCH PADDOCK LAKE |
| Subwatershed | Moores Branch-Clear Creek (HUC 120301030604) |
| 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
- 46Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 45With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 231 | 57 | February 28, 2021 | 1,099% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 217 | 43 | November 30, 2018 | 475% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 93 | 35 | September 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 208 | 34 | November 30, 2018 | 5,133% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 123 | 7 | June 30, 2024 | 38% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 104 | 2 | November 30, 2017 | 70% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 59 | 1 | November 30, 2024 | 8% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 123 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 9, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 3, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 14, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 27, 2017 | 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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