NPDES TX0032719 · Clean Water Act
CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP, Pearsall, TX: NPDES TX0032719 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP, Pearsall, Texas: Individual permit TX0032719, held by PEARSALL, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued November 2, 2015, term to May 1, 2020; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB, BUCK CREEK, FRIO RIVE.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 300% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2003, largest 120% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2018, largest 289% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2007.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2010, largest 47% over the limit.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 31 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 25 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 15 violations of any kind.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 15 violations of any kind.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- May 12, 2026: Agency Enforcement Review (State).
- April 27, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- February 6, 2026: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- December 11, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 1, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- November 4, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 25, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 28, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 188 were issued before TX0032719.
Coverages issued nearest TX0032719
- 2015-10-07: RIVERIA WCID WWTP, Riviera: TX0112763, held by RIVERIA WCID
- 2015-10-13: WOMAN HOLLERING TREATMENT PLANT, City Of Schertz: TX0136361, held by CIBOLO CREEK MUD
- 2015-10-14: PORT MANSFIELD PUD WWTF, Port Mansfield: TX0076392, held by PORT MANSFIELD PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
- 2015-10-20: ISLA BLANCA WWTP, South Padre Island: TX0023639, held by LAGUNA MADRE WATER DISTRICT
- 2015-10-20: BENAVIDES SEWER TREATMENT PLANT, Benavides: TX0127205, held by DUVAL COUNTY CONSERVATION & RECLAMATION DISTRICT
- 2015-11-06: CITY OF EDINBURG WWTP, Edinburg: TX0024112, held by EDINBURG, CITY OF
- 2015-11-10: GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 8 WWTP, Galveston County: TX0023671, held by GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AND IMPROVEMENT DISTTICT 8
- 2015-11-10: CITY OF ALICE NORTHEAST WWTP, Alice: TX0091219, held by ALICE, CITY OF
- 2015-11-10: SEBASTIAN MUD WWTP, Cameron County: TX0113000, held by SEBASTIAN MUD
- 2015-11-19: PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE WWTF, Kleberg County: TX0122572, held by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP among its neighbors
3 discharge permits are in the City of Pearsall subwatershed (HUC 121101061204); TX0032719 is one. Its county: 17, 1 major; TX0032719 is major permit.
Other permits in the City of Pearsall subwatershed (HUC 121101061204)
- CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP, Pearsall: TX0149292
- IH 35 ANNEX WATER & SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS, Pearsall: TXR1519UB, minor, term to 2028-03-04
Identity
| Facility | CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | PEARSALL, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0032719 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 2, 2015 |
| Expires | May 1, 2020 |
| Address | Pearsall, TX 78061 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB, BUCK CREEK, FRIO RIVE |
| Subwatershed | City of Pearsall (HUC 121101061204) |
NPDES TX0032719: effluent limits and exceedances
CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP (NPDES TX0032719): 58 pollutants on file, 53 limited; 58 with a violation of any kind, 5 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 50 | 32 | February 29, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 23 | 5 | March 31, 2003 | 120% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 2018 | 289% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 17 | 1 | April 30, 2007 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 11 | 1 | August 31, 2010 | 47% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 25 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 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 amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NPDES TX0032719: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0032719: 6 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| December 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 4, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 25, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 28, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0032719: 2 informal enforcement actions
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Agency Enforcement Review | State |
| April 27, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
NPDES TX0032719 (CITY OF PEARSALL WWTP): no inspection and formal enforcement action on file.
Watch NPDES TX0032719
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Permits near NPDES TX0032719
NPDES TX0032719: 58 pollutant rows, 8 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.