Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0024031
CITY OF BLUM WWTP, Blum, TX: NPDES TX0024031 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF BLUM WWTP, held by BLUM, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0024031, which discharges to Directly To Nolan River. EPA’s file records it issued January 28, 2013 and expiring March 1, 2016. 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 BLUM WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLUM, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0024031 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 28, 2013 |
| Expiration date | March 1, 2016 |
| Address | Blum, TX 76627 |
| Receiving water | DIRECTLY TO NOLAN RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Gourd Neck Branch-Nolan River (HUC 120602020206) |
| 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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 132 | 9 | April 30, 2017 | 133% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 126 | 2 | December 31, 2016 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 85 | 2 | October 31, 2018 | 1,002% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 88 | 1 | October 31, 2011 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 83 | 1 | August 31, 2011 | 10% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 5 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 2, 2019 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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.