Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0070009
CITY OF HIGGINS WWTP, Higgins, TX: NPDES TX0070009 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF HIGGINS WWTP, held by HIGGINS, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0070009, which discharges to Unnamed Trib Long Ck; Long Ck; State Of Oklahoma. EPA’s file records it issued April 27, 2016 and expiring October 1, 2020. 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 HIGGINS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HIGGINS, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0070009 |
| 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 27, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2020 |
| Address | Higgins, TX 79046 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB LONG CK; LONG CK; STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
| Subwatershed | Long Creek-Wolf Creek (HUC 111002030403) |
| 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
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 160 | 124 | February 29, 2012 | 1,115% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 107 | 77 | May 31, 2011 | 322% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 94 | 64 | April 30, 2011 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 36 | 11 | April 30, 2012 | 932% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 30 | 9 | April 30, 2012 | 58% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 2 | February 29, 2008 | 141% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 8 | 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 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 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 disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0070009.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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.