Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0075396
CITY OF ABBOTT WWTP, Abbott, TX: NPDES TX0075396 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF ABBOTT WWTP, held by ABBOTT, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0075396, which discharges to Cottonwood Ck,Rice Ck,Tehuacana Ck;Brazos Rv Above. EPA’s file records it issued March 29, 2019 and expiring March 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 | CITY OF ABBOTT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ABBOTT, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0075396 |
| 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 | March 29, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 29, 2024 |
| Address | Abbott, TX 76621 |
| Receiving water | COTTONWOOD CK,RICE CK,TEHUACANA CK;BRAZOS RV ABOVE |
| Subwatershed | Rice Creek (HUC 120602020702) |
| 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
- 36Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 35With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 170 | 62 | March 31, 2026 | 278% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 109 | 40 | November 30, 2025 | 193% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 97 | 29 | February 28, 2026 | |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 49 | 29 | December 31, 2025 | 498% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 101 | 28 | September 30, 2025 | 280% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 55 | 19 | October 31, 2024 | 50% over the limit |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 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 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 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 13, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 2, 2020 | 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.