Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0032328
CITY OF SPEARMAN WWTP, Spearman, TX: NPDES TX0032328 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 40Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF SPEARMAN WWTP, held by SPEARMAN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0032328, which discharges to Horse Creek; Lake Palo Duro. EPA’s file records it issued October 7, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2020. 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 SPEARMAN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SPEARMAN, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0032328 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 7, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Address | Spearman, TX 79081 |
| Receiving water | HORSE CREEK; LAKE PALO DURO |
| Subwatershed | Lower Horse Creek (HUC 111001040312) |
| 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
- 40Pollutants on file
- 40Under a numeric limit
- 39With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 68 | 39 | March 31, 2021 | 100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 6 | 34 | 15 | February 28, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 88 | 14 | January 31, 2021 | 83% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 12 | 12 | October 31, 2019 | 941% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 10 | 10 | October 31, 2019 | 193% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 20 | 6 | October 31, 2019 | 84% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 72 | 2 | February 29, 2008 | 84% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 34 | 1 | December 31, 2012 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 25 | 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 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 12 | 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 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 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 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2018 | 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.