Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0065013
FABENS WWTP, El Paso County, TX: NPDES TX0065013 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 49Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FABENS WWTP, held by EL PASO COUNTY WCID NO. 4, holds NPDES permit TX0065013, which discharges to Fabens Waste Canal;Rio Grande Below Riverside Dive. EPA’s file records it issued January 29, 2019 and expiring January 29, 2024. 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 | FABENS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EL PASO COUNTY WCID NO. 4 |
| NPDES ID | TX0065013 |
| 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 | January 29, 2019 |
| Expiration date | January 29, 2024 |
| Address | El Paso County, TX 79838 |
| Receiving water | FABENS WASTE CANAL;RIO GRANDE BELOW RIVERSIDE DIVE |
| Subwatershed | Guadalupe Lateral-Rio Grande (HUC 130401000406) |
| 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
- 51Pollutants on file
- 49Under a numeric limit
- 48With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 84 | 27 | March 31, 2010 | 278% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 21 | 21 | April 30, 2026 | 507% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 71 | 20 | August 31, 2008 | 93% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 14 | 14 | December 31, 2023 | 275% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 3 | February 29, 2020 | 33% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 54 | 1 | July 31, 2005 | 61,243% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 47 | 1 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 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 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 transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 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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