Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0054623
CITY OF BLANCO WWTP, Blanco, TX: NPDES TX0054623 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 42Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF BLANCO WWTP, held by BLANCO, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0054623, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch, Upper Blanco River. EPA’s file records it issued September 22, 2009 and expiring February 1, 2014. 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 | CITY OF BLANCO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLANCO, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0054623 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 22, 2009 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2014 |
| Address | Blanco, TX 78606 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH, UPPER BLANCO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Flat Creek-Blanco River (HUC 121002030103) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 44Pollutants on file
- 42Under a numeric limit
- 43With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 117 | 15 | February 29, 2024 | 400% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 87 | 10 | October 31, 2010 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 8 | March 31, 2005 | 499% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 74 | 7 | April 30, 2019 | 852% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 77 | 4 | February 28, 2010 | 25% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 11 | 3 | March 31, 2006 | 37% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 103 | 1 | February 28, 2010 | 46% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 72 | 1 | September 30, 2010 | 12% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 36 | 1 | November 30, 2018 | 27% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 22, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
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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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.