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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0042650

CITY OF NOCONA WEST WWTP, Nocona, TX: NPDES TX0042650 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF NOCONA WEST WWTP, held by NOCONA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0042650, which discharges to Red River Above Lake Texoma. EPA’s file records it issued March 12, 2021 and expiring March 12, 2026.

CITY OF NOCONA WEST WWTP, Nocona, Texas: Individual permit TX0042650, held by NOCONA, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 12, 2021, term to March 12, 2026; discharges to Red River Above Lake Texoma.

  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 80 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2019, largest 490% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2017, largest 79% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 106% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 509% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2011, largest 17% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 15 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.
  • Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 7 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, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 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.
  • Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 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.
  • December 4, 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; 1,489 were issued before TX0042650. NOCONA, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Texas.

Other permits held by NOCONA, CITY OF

Coverages issued nearest TX0042650

CITY OF NOCONA WEST WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Panther Creek-Red River subwatershed (HUC 111302010502), TX0042650 among them. Its county holds 18, 1 of them major permits; TX0042650 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedCITY OF NOCONA WEST WWTP
Permittee as filedNOCONA, CITY OF
NPDES IDTX0042650
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 12, 2021
Expiration dateMarch 12, 2026
AddressNocona, TX 76255
Receiving waterRed River Above Lake Texoma
SubwatershedPanther Creek-Red River (HUC 111302010502)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended38032December 31, 2019490% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual24717December 31, 201779% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant25015February 29, 2020106% over the limit
E. coli288September 30, 2018509% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1161May 31, 201117% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C3480
pH2330
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]0180
Arsenic, dry weight0150
Selenium, dry weight090
Copper, dry weight090
Cadmium, dry weight090
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]090
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]090
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]090
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]090
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]090
Level of pathogen requirements achieved070
Description of pathogen option used070
Vector attraction reduction alternative used070
Nickel, total [as Ni]060
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]040
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure040
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method040
Annual amt of sludge incinerated040
Annual amount of sludge land applied040
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit040
Pollutant table from 503.13040
Fecal coliform030
Annual sludge production, total030
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill030
Annual amt sludge transported interstate030
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system030
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement030
Boundary areas030
Salmonella030

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
December 4, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0042650.

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 TX0042650.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES TX0042650 for the City of Nocona West WWTP in Nocona, TX, held by Nocona, City of, which discharges to the Red River Above Lake Texoma in the Panther Creek-Red River watershed (HUC 111302010502). The page lists 36 pollutants on file, 7 of them under a numeric limit, and 5 with an effluent exceedance, with the permit shown as administratively continued after its March 12, 2026 expiration date.