Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0072800
BOB DERRINGTON WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Midland County, TX: NPDES TX0072800 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 48Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BOB DERRINGTON WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, held by ODESSA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0072800, which discharges to Monahans Draw; Midland Draw. EPA’s file records it issued July 17, 2015 and expiring December 1, 2019. 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 | BOB DERRINGTON WATER RECLAMATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ODESSA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0072800 |
| 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 | July 17, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2019 |
| Address | Midland County, TX 79766 |
| Receiving water | MONAHANS DRAW; MIDLAND DRAW |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 48Pollutants on file
- 48Under a numeric limit
- 45With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 128 | 113 | July 31, 2026 | 1,094% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 32 | 26 | April 30, 2026 | 514% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 28 | 16 | January 31, 2026 | 11,900% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 23 | 8 | September 30, 2024 | 266% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 18 | 4 | June 30, 2026 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 35 | 2 | September 30, 2012 | 9% over the limit |
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 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 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.