NPDES TX0047031 · Clean Water Act
ROCK CREEK WWTP, Borger, TX: NPDES TX0047031 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
ROCK CREEK WWTP, Borger, Texas: Individual permit TX0047031, held by CITY OF BORGER; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 3, 2017, term to October 1, 2021; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB;ROCK CREEK TO CANADIAN RIVER.
30 of the 57 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0047031 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2012, largest 137% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2019, largest 355% over the limit.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 44% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 45% over the limit.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- pH: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit.
- Salmonella: 1 limit.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit.
- April 23, 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; 452 were issued before TX0047031.
Coverages issued nearest TX0047031
- 2017-04-28: CITY OF CHICO, Chico: TX0023787
- 2017-04-28: SCURRY-ROSSER WWTF, Scurry: TX0126128, held by SCURRY-ROSSER ISD
- 2017-05-02: CITY OF GROVETON WWTF, Groveton: TX0076104, held by CITY OF GROVETON
- 2017-05-02: CITY OF MOUNT ENTERPRISE WWTP, Mount Enterprise: TX0122173, held by CITY OF MOUNT ENTERPRISE
- 2017-05-02: WALLER COUNTY MUD 9A WWTP, Katy: TX0132063, held by WALLER COUNTY MUD 9A
- 2017-05-03: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 124 WWTF, Fort Bend County: TX0119873, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 124
- 2017-05-04: POLK COUNTY SAFETY REST AREA WWTP, Polk County: TX0125091, held by TEXAS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
- 2017-05-05: CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP, Kaufman: TX0079391, held by KAUFMAN, CITY OF
- 2017-05-08: TOOL WWTP, Henderson County: TX0069183, held by WEST CEDAR CREEK MUD
- 2017-05-08: CENTERVILLE WWTP, Centerville: TX0077810, held by CENTERVILLE, CITY OF
ROCK CREEK WWTP among its neighbors
5 discharge permits are in the Rock Creek subwatershed (HUC 110901060107); TX0047031 is one. Its county: 25, 1 major; TX0047031 is major permit.
Other permits in the Rock Creek subwatershed (HUC 110901060107)
- AGRIUM US BORGER NITROGEN OPERATIONS, Borger: TXR05EY07, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- DUM 0356-01-108, Borger: TXR1511QF, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- GROENDYKE TRANSPORT BORGER, Borger: TXR05GI33, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- ROCK CREEK GAS PLANT, Borger: TX0009172, minor, term to 2024-06-30
Identity
| Facility | ROCK CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | CITY OF BORGER |
| NPDES ID | TX0047031 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 3, 2017 |
| Expires | October 1, 2021 |
| Address | Borger, TX 79008 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB;ROCK CREEK TO CANADIAN RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Rock Creek (HUC 110901060107) |
NPDES TX0047031: effluent limits and exceedances
ROCK CREEK WWTP (NPDES TX0047031): 57 pollutants on file, 56 limited; 27 with a violation of any kind, 4 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 13 | 13 | August 31, 2012 | 137% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 12 | 9 | August 31, 2019 | 355% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 4 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2021 | 44% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 2 | August 31, 2022 | 45% over the limit |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0047031: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0047031: 1 single-event violation
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0047031 (ROCK CREEK WWTP): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES TX0047031: 57 pollutant rows, 1 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.