Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0068756
CITY OF POTTSBORO WWTP, Pottsboro, TX: NPDES TX0068756 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF POTTSBORO WWTP, held by POTTSBORO, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0068756, which discharges to Lake Texoma. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026. 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 POTTSBORO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POTTSBORO, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0068756 |
| 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 | April 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Address | Pottsboro, TX 75076 |
| Receiving water | Lake Texoma |
| Subwatershed | Little Mineral Arm (HUC 111302100504) |
| 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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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] | 6 | 222 | 168 | February 28, 2025 | 1,373% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 84 | 32 | April 30, 2007 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 101 | 29 | March 31, 2025 | 378% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 103 | 28 | March 31, 2025 | 374% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 80 | 28 | March 31, 2023 | 114% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 65 | 5 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 34 | 4 | August 31, 2022 | 69% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2022 | 9% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 20, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0068756.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0068756.
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.