Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023973
HAMBY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Abilene, TX: NPDES TX0023973 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 51Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HAMBY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by ABILENE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0023973, which discharges to Clear Fork Brazos River. EPA’s file records it issued November 27, 2019 and expiring November 27, 2024. 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 | HAMBY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ABILENE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0023973 |
| 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 | November 27, 2019 |
| Expiration date | November 27, 2024 |
| Address | Abilene, TX 79601 |
| Receiving water | Clear Fork Brazos River |
| Subwatershed | Upper Cedar Creek (HUC 120601020708) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD000633651 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 78Pollutants on file
- 51Under a numeric limit
- 67With 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 78 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 34 | 17 | March 31, 2026 | 134% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 13 | 5 | February 28, 2003 | 567% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 8 | 6 | 2 | September 30, 2005 | 8% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 11 | 45 | 1 | January 31, 2012 | 243% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 20 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 19 | 0 | ||
| pH | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, dissolved [as Ca] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, dissolved [as Mg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, dissolved [as Na] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sulphur, total elemental | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 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 |
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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2024 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation (001 - Arsenic - Maximum) | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation (001 - TCLP - Maximum) | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation (001 - Nickel - Maximum) | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation (001 - Chromium - Maximum) | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample Violation (001 - PCBs - Maximum) | ST6 |
| October 17, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
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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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