Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022489
ALBA WWTF, Alba, TX: NPDES TX0022489 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALBA WWTF, held by ALBA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0022489, which discharges to Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni. EPA’s file records it issued October 21, 2021 and expiring October 21, 2026. 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 | ALBA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALBA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0022489 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 21, 2021 |
| Expiration date | October 21, 2026 |
| Address | Alba, TX 75410 |
| Receiving water | Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni |
| Subwatershed | Cottonwood Creek-Sabine River (HUC 120100010603) |
| 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
- 35Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 63 | 59 | June 30, 2024 | 1,820% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 55 | 52 | February 29, 2024 | 161% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 30 | 27 | April 30, 2024 | 411% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 14 | 11 | February 28, 2026 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 11 | 11 | August 31, 2010 | 72% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 10 | 9 | February 29, 2024 | 120% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 3 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 21, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.