Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0047066
NEW BROADWAY WWTP, Corpus Christi, TX: NPDES TX0047066 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 54Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NEW BROADWAY WWTP, held by CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0047066, which discharges to Corpus Christi Inner Harbor. EPA’s file records it issued March 9, 2017 and expiring June 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 | NEW BROADWAY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0047066 |
| 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 | March 9, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 1, 2020 |
| Address | Corpus Christi, TX 78401 |
| Receiving water | CORPUS CHRISTI INNER HARBOR |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD990706871 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 54Pollutants on file
- 54Under a numeric limit
- 40With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 4 | 46 | 45 | July 31, 2026 | 2,619% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 20 | 12 | June 30, 2026 | 193% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 15 | 6 | May 31, 2026 | 598% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 10 | 1 | July 31, 2018 | 118% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 1 | October 31, 2021 | 60% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 93% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 15, 2024 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| November 8, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 15, 2023 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| November 1, 2022 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| October 4, 2022 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| May 25, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 9, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| July 7, 2021 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| October 5, 2020 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| December 10, 2019 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| October 14, 2019 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| October 26, 2018 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | EP6 |
| December 6, 2017 | 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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