NPDES TX0047180 · Clean Water Act
PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Denton, TX: NPDES TX0047180 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Denton, Texas: Individual permit TX0047180, held by DENTON, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued November 13, 2018, term to November 13, 2023; discharges to PECAN CREEK;LEWISVILLE LAKE.
9 of the 60 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0047180 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2023, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 210% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2004, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 38% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2006, largest 12% over the limit.
- Diazinon: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Selenium, dry weight: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Copper, dry weight: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Description of pathogen option used: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Fecal coliform: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Solids, total dissolved: 3 limits.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 2 limits.
- Salmonella: 2 limits.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit.
- Phosphorus, ortho: 1 limit.
- July 23, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 23, 2026: Focused (S).
- April 23, 2026: Focused (S).
- October 22, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 22, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- November 8, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 5, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- October 6, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- November 25, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 24, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 11, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 936 were issued before TX0047180.
Coverages issued nearest TX0047180
- 2018-11-06: BISTONE SURFACE WTP, Mexia: TX0136751, held by BISTONE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT
- 2018-11-07: HAMSHIRE WWTP, Hamshire: TX0116441, held by WEST JEFFERSON COUNTY MWD
- 2018-11-08: CITY OF SONORA WWTP, Sonora: TX0023191, held by SONORA, CITY OF
- 2018-11-13: SAN AUGUSTINE WWTP, San Augustine: TX0022349, held by SAN AUGUSTINE, CITY OF
- 2018-11-13: BARRY ROSE WWTP, Pearland: TX0032735, held by PEARLAND, CITY OF
- 2018-11-13: OYSTER CREEK WWTP, Oyster Creek: TX0072591, held by OYSTER CREEK, CITY OF
- 2018-11-13: RANGER WWTP, Ranger: TX0118702, held by CITY OF RANGER
- 2018-11-15: NORTH WWTP, Henrietta: TX0022306, held by HENRIETTA, CITY OF
- 2018-11-15: SAN MARCOS WWTP, San Marcos: TX0047945, held by CITY OF SAN MARCOS
- 2018-11-15: CITY OF FALLS CITY WWTP, Falls City: TX0054771, held by FALLS CITY, CITY OF
PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT among its neighbors
131 discharge permits are in the Pecan Creek-Little Elm Reservoir subwatershed (HUC 120301030902); TX0047180 is one. Its county: 1,238, 16 major; TX0047180 is major permit.
Other permits in the Pecan Creek-Little Elm Reservoir subwatershed (HUC 120301030902)
- 042-3271 MCDONALDS, Denton: TXR1514WL, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- 100 DOBBS ROAD, Denton: TXR1564PY, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- 2019 STREET BOND - NEIGHBORHOOD 4, Denton: TXR1585NL, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- 380 OLD NORTH, Denton: TXR1526SN, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- ACME BRICK HARBERT PIT, Crossroads: TXR05O282, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- AUDRA LANE ESTATES, Denton: TXR1549UF, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- AUDRA OAKS, Denton: TXR1551VD, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BONNIE BRAE, Denton: TXR1575TO, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BOWLING GREEN PARK IMPROVEMENTS, Denton: TXR1575XN, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BRIDLEWOOD ESTATES - LAND DEVELOPMENT, Crossroads: TXR1574YS, minor, term to 2028-03-04
Identity
| Facility | PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee | DENTON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0047180 |
| Status | Effective |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 13, 2018 |
| Expires | November 13, 2023 |
| Address | Denton, TX 76208 |
| Receiving water | PECAN CREEK;LEWISVILLE LAKE |
| Subwatershed | Pecan Creek-Little Elm Reservoir (HUC 120301030902) |
NPDES TX0047180: effluent limits and exceedances
PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT (NPDES TX0047180): 62 pollutants on file, 60 limited; 51 with a violation of any kind, 6 with an exceedance.
The 60 with the most exceedances of the 62 on file for NPDES TX0047180. How exceedances are counted.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 7 | 7 | July 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 12 | 5 | September 30, 2023 | 210% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 2 | October 31, 2004 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 4 | 2 | October 31, 2023 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2023 | 38% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 12% over the limit |
| Diazinon | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 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 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, ortho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0047180: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0047180: 9 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 22, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 22, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 8, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 5, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 6, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 25, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 24, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 11, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0047180: 2 inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Focused | S |
| April 23, 2026 | Focused | S |
NPDES TX0047180 (PECAN CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT): no formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES TX0047180: 62 pollutant rows, 11 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.