Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0025801
RIVER ROAD WWTP, Amarillo, TX: NPDES TX0025801 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 48Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RIVER ROAD WWTP, held by AMARILLO, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0025801, which discharges to E. Amarillo Creek Seg. No. 0103. EPA’s file records it issued December 7, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2020.
RIVER ROAD WWTP, Amarillo, Texas: Individual permit TX0025801, held by AMARILLO, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 7, 2015, term to October 1, 2020; discharges to E. AMARILLO CREEK SEG. NO. 0103.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023, largest 120% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2022, largest 133% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 140% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 7, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- June 16, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- June 9, 2026: Focused (S).
- July 1, 2024: PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Pollutant Limit Ceiling Violation (001 - Arsenic - Maximum) (ST6).
- September 1, 2022: PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Pollutant Limit Ceiling Violation (001 - Chromium - Maximum) (ST6).
- July 1, 2022: PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Pollutant Limit Ceiling Violation (001 - Chromium - Maximum) (ST6).
- September 27, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 10, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 198 were issued before TX0025801. AMARILLO, CITY OF holds 4 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by AMARILLO, CITY OF
- HOLLYWOOD ROAD WWTP, Amarillo: TX0025810, issued May 13, 2016
- OSAGE WWTP, Amarillo: TX0123293, issued June 14, 2021
- CITY OF AMARILLO MS4, Amarillo: TXS000201, issued April 29, 2014
Coverages issued nearest TX0025801
- November 19, 2015: PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE WWTF, Kleberg County, TX0122572, held by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- November 23, 2015: SOUTH REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, City Of Schertz, TX0136131, held by CIBOLO CREEK MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
- December 2, 2015: SIENNA REGIONAL WWTP, Missouri City, TX0127876, held by SIENNA PLANTATION MUD NO 1
- December 3, 2015: CITY OF KINGSVILLE 3.0 MGD WWTP, Kingsville, TX0023418, held by KINGSVILLE, CITY OF
- December 3, 2015: CITY OF KINGSVILLE 1 MGD WWTF, Kingsville, TX0117978, held by KINGSVILLE, CITY OF
- December 7, 2015: WESLACO SOUTH WWTP, Weslaco, TX0116394, held by WESLACO, CITY OF
- December 7, 2015: CITY OF HAPPY WWTP, Happy, TX0118206, held by HAPPY, CITY OF
- December 8, 2015: ZAPATA COUNTY WATER WORKS WWTP, Zapata, TX0070211, held by ZAPATA COUNTY
- December 10, 2015: TOWN OF WINDOM WWTP, Windom, TX0072711, held by WINDOM, TOWN OF
- December 21, 2015: STEVEN M CLOUSE WATER RECYCLING CENTER, San Antonio, TX0077801, held by SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
RIVER ROAD WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 16 discharge permits in the Upper East Amarillo Creek subwatershed (HUC 110901050402), TX0025801 among them. Its county holds 78, 4 of them major permits; TX0025801 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Upper East Amarillo Creek subwatershed (HUC 110901050402)
- 1000 N JEFFERSON, Amarillo: TXR05FH65, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AMARILLO ALLIED MACHINE & WELDING, Amarillo: TXRNEBW01, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CITY OF AMARILLO MS4, Amarillo: TXS000201, major permit, permit term to April 29, 2019
- CORNERSTONE CONCEPT, Amarillo: TXR05GL06, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- DON MILLER RADIATOR SERVICE, Amarillo: TXRNEBO88, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- DON MILLER RADIATOR SERVICE, Amarillo: TXRNECN72, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- GOLDEN SPREAD MATERIALS - AMARILLO 1, Amarillo: TXG112306, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2021
- GOLDEN SPREAD MATERIALS - AMARILLO 2, Amarillo: TXG112305, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2021
- GOLDEN SPREAD REDI-MIX, INC., Amarillo: TXG110238, minor permit, permit term to November 7, 2016
- LES BODY SHOP & USED CARS, Amarillo: TXR05FT45, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | RIVER ROAD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AMARILLO, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0025801 |
| 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 | December 7, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Address | Amarillo, TX 79108 |
| Receiving water | E. AMARILLO CREEK SEG. NO. 0103 |
| Subwatershed | Upper East Amarillo Creek (HUC 110901050402) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 48Under a numeric limit
- 45With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 3 | 9 | 3 | January 31, 2023 | 120% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 8 | 2 | March 31, 2022 | 133% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 140% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 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 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 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 amount of sludge land applied | 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 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Pollutant Limit Ceiling Violation (001 - Arsenic - Maximum) | ST6 |
| September 1, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Pollutant Limit Ceiling Violation (001 - Chromium - Maximum) | ST6 |
| July 1, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Surface Disposal: Pollutant Limit Ceiling Violation (001 - Chromium - Maximum) | ST6 |
| September 27, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 10, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| June 9, 2026 | Focused | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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