Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0027618
CITY OF PAMPA WWTP, Pampa, TX: NPDES TX0027618 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF PAMPA WWTP, held by PAMPA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0027618, which discharges to Canadian River Below Lake Meredith. EPA’s file records it issued May 18, 2021 and expiring May 18, 2026.
CITY OF PAMPA WWTP, Pampa, Texas: Individual permit TX0027618, held by PAMPA, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 18, 2021, term to May 18, 2026; discharges to Canadian River Below Lake Meredith.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 64 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 900% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 1,075% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 550% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 93% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 507% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2019, largest 36,564% over the limit.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- May 27, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- October 30, 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; 1,529 were issued before TX0027618.
Coverages issued nearest TX0027618
- May 11, 2021: ACTON MUD WWTP 2 PECAN PLANTATION, Hood County, TX0105155, held by ACTON MUD
- May 11, 2021: VERNON NITRATE TREATMENT PLANT, Vernon, TX0131792, held by VERNON, CITY OF
- May 11, 2021: ZAPATA COUNTY CHIHUAHUA WWTP, Zapata, TX0132942, held by ZAPATA COUNTY
- May 11, 2021: CITY OF SKELLYTOWN WWTP, Skellytown, TX0136794, held by SKELLYTOWN CITY OF
- May 14, 2021: CITY OF LADONIA WWTP, Ladonia, TX0057011, held by LADONIA, CITY OF
- May 19, 2021: TURNING BASIN WWTP, Brownsville, TX0074047, held by BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT
- May 19, 2021: CANTON WWTP, Canton, TX0099112, held by CANTON, CITY OF
- May 19, 2021: UNION GROVE ISD WWTF, City Of Gladewater, TX0102997, held by UNION GROVE ISD
- May 24, 2021: HUNT COUNTY WWTF, Greenville, TX0136425, held by WALTON TEXAS LP
- May 28, 2021: FORT HANCOCK WWTP, Fort Hancock, TX0129038, held by FORT HANCOCK WCID
CITY OF PAMPA WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Lake McConnel-Red Deer Lake subwatershed (HUC 110901060601), TX0027618 among them. Its county holds 23, 1 of them major permits; TX0027618 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Lake McConnel-Red Deer Lake subwatershed (HUC 110901060601)
- HUNTING TITAN - PAMPA, Pampa: TXR05FI32, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- KEYSTONE TOWERS SYSTEMS, Pampa: TXR1599UD, minor permit, discharging to TRIBUTARIES TO MIDDLE CANADIEN SPRING, permit term to March 4, 2028
- PAMPA WIND TOWER MANUFACTURING FACILITY, Pampa: TXR05FG14, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF PAMPA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PAMPA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0027618 |
| 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 | May 18, 2021 |
| Expiration date | May 18, 2026 |
| Address | Pampa, TX 79065 |
| Receiving water | Canadian River Below Lake Meredith |
| Subwatershed | Lake McConnel-Red Deer Lake (HUC 110901060601) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 47Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 47With 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 | 75 | 64 | June 30, 2016 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 46 | 37 | February 28, 2026 | 1,075% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 39 | 32 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 32 | 20 | December 31, 2024 | 550% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 11 | 7 | May 31, 2025 | 93% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 7 | 3 | August 31, 2024 | 507% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 24 | 2 | October 31, 2019 | 36,564% over the limit |
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 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 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 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 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Follow-Up | 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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0027618.
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