Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0069213
CITY OF JOAQUIN WWTP, Joaquin, TX: NPDES TX0069213 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF JOAQUIN WWTP, held by JOAQUIN,CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0069213, which discharges to Unnamed Tirbutary; Toledo Bend Res. EPA’s file records it issued December 10, 2014 and expiring April 1, 2017.
CITY OF JOAQUIN WWTP, Joaquin, Texas: Individual permit TX0069213, held by JOAQUIN,CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 10, 2014, term to April 1, 2017; discharges to UNNAMED TIRBUTARY; TOLEDO BEND RES.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 131 violations of any kind, 89 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 1,030% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 95 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 501% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 253% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 38% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 319% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2010, largest 68% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2003.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- April 2, 2021: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- June 13, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 123 were issued before TX0069213.
Coverages issued nearest TX0069213
- September 29, 2014: NEW SWEDEN WWTP, Pflugerville, TX0128171, held by PFLUGERVILLE, CITY OF
- November 18, 2014: CROCKETT COUNTY WCID 1 WWTP, Ozona, TX0098345, held by CROCKETT COUNTY WCID 1
- November 20, 2014: MCKINNEY ROUGHS WWTP, Bastrop, TX0117609, held by CORIX UTILITIES, TEXAS, INC
- November 25, 2014: CAMERON WWTP, Cameron, TX0053651, held by CAMERON, CITY OF
- December 8, 2014: WILBARGER CREEK MUD 2 WWTP, Manor, TX0122840, held by WILBARGER CREEK MUD NO. 2
- December 10, 2014: CENTRAL WWTP, Pflugerville, TX0094927, held by PFLUGERVILLE, CITY OF
- December 10, 2014: PALMIRA MENDIOLA LA JOYA ISD 25 WWTP, La Joya, TX0132055, held by LA JOYA ISD
- December 16, 2014: MARTINEZ III WWTF, San Antonio, TX0117536, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY
- January 12, 2015: ALLISON WWTP, Corpus Christi, TX0047082, held by CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF (ALLIS
- January 13, 2015: WALNUT CREEK WWTP, Austin, TX0046981, held by AUSTIN, CITY OF
CITY OF JOAQUIN WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Morris Creek-Toledo Bend Reservoir subwatershed (HUC 120100040301), TX0069213 among them. Its county holds 29, 2 of them major permits; TX0069213 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Morris Creek-Toledo Bend Reservoir subwatershed (HUC 120100040301)
- CITY OF JOAQUIN WWTP, Joaquin: TX0141470, minor permit, discharging to Toledo Bend Reservoir, permit term to May 12, 2027
- ETX PLANT, Joaquin: TXR1583UL, minor permit, discharging to TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF JOAQUIN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JOAQUIN,CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0069213 |
| 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 | December 10, 2014 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2017 |
| Address | Joaquin, TX 75954 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TIRBUTARY; TOLEDO BEND RES |
| Subwatershed | Morris Creek-Toledo Bend Reservoir (HUC 120100040301) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under 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] | 3 | 131 | 89 | April 30, 2022 | 1,030% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 95 | 57 | April 30, 2022 | 501% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 47 | 37 | April 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 52 | 26 | April 30, 2022 | 253% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 36 | 11 | September 30, 2020 | 38% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 52 | 10 | April 30, 2022 | 319% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 16 | 4 | September 30, 2010 | 68% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 33 | 3 | October 31, 2003 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 20 | 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 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| June 13, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0069213.
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 TX0069213.
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