Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0075957
CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP, Blossom, TX: NPDES TX0075957 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP, held by BLOSSOM, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0075957, which discharges to Sulphur/South Sulphur River. EPA’s file records it issued March 12, 2021 and expiring March 12, 2026.
CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP, Blossom, Texas: Individual permit TX0075957, held by BLOSSOM, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 12, 2021, term to March 12, 2026; discharges to Sulphur/South Sulphur River.
- pH: 2 limits, 117 violations of any kind, 84 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 104 violations of any kind, 66 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 5,505% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 97 violations of any kind, 47 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 6,357% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 770% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 236% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 22% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- May 13, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- April 27, 2026: Under Review (State).
- February 26, 2026: Under Review (State).
- February 17, 2026: Focused (S).
- January 26, 2026: Under Review (State).
- May 10, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,489 were issued before TX0075957.
Coverages issued nearest TX0075957
- March 5, 2021: HOOKS JUNIOR HIGH WWTF, Hooks, TX0118079, held by HOOKS ISD
- March 8, 2021: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 155 WWTP, Houston, TX0100161, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 155
- March 8, 2021: WEST AGUA WWTP, Sullivan City, TX0125598, held by AGUA SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT
- March 12, 2021: CITY OF NOCONA WEST WWTP, Nocona, TX0042650, held by NOCONA, CITY OF
- March 12, 2021: CITY OF BLOOMBURG WWTP, Bloomburg, TX0057363, held by BLOOMBURG, CITY OF
- March 12, 2021: HILLSTEAD WWTP, Rockwall, TX0140295, held by COLLIN COUNTY MUD NO 5
- March 18, 2021: SOUTH WEST WWTP, Henrietta, TX0022314, held by HENRIETTA, CITY OF
- March 18, 2021: CITY OF QUEEN CITY WWTP, Queen City, TX0034797, held by QUEEN CITY, CITY OF
- March 18, 2021: SHEPPARD AFB LAKE TEXOMA, Grayson County, TX0035211, held by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
- March 24, 2021: CITY OF LA JOYA WWTP, La Joya, TX0127337, held by LA JOYA, CITY OF
CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the West Caddo Creek subwatershed (HUC 120100010201), TX0075957 among them. Its county holds 49, 3 of them major permits; TX0075957 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the West Caddo Creek subwatershed (HUC 120100010201)
- ACC DFW - CADDO MILLS, Caddo Mills: TXR05GU73, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CADDO MILLS ISD, Caddo Mills: TXR1553XR, minor permit, discharging to WEST CADDO CREEK 0507C, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CITY OF CADDO MILLS WWTF, Hunt County: TX0128392, minor permit, discharging to WEST CADDO CREEK; LAKE TAWAKONI, permit term to March 1, 2021
- CITY OF CADDO MILLS WWTP, Caddo Mills: TX0024970, minor permit, discharging to WEST CADDO CREEK, CADDO CREEK, LAKE, permit term to March 1, 2011
- DALLAS NORTHEAST CAMPGROUND & RV PARK, Caddo Mills: TXR1525US, minor permit, discharging to WEST CADDO CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- GREENVILLE STATION, Caddo Mills: TX0084328, minor permit, discharging to Lake Tawakoni, permit term to June 16, 2026
- HOOTEN MEMORIAL PARK, Caddo Mills: TXR1509YR, minor permit, discharging to WEST CADDO CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- HUNT COUNTY MUD NO. 1 WWTP, Caddo Mills: TX0140317, minor permit, discharging to Lake Tawakoni, permit term to November 10, 2026
- MITCHELLS BUSINESS PARK, Caddo Mills: TXR1593OX, minor permit, discharging to DETENTION POND, permit term to March 4, 2028
- RCCG NORTH AMERICA INC, Greenville: TX0149233, not classed
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF BLOSSOM WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLOSSOM, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0075957 |
| 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 12, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 12, 2026 |
| Address | Blossom, TX 75416 |
| Receiving water | Sulphur/South Sulphur River |
| Subwatershed | West Caddo Creek (HUC 120100010201) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 35With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 117 | 84 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 104 | 66 | January 31, 2026 | 5,505% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 97 | 47 | January 31, 2026 | 6,357% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 43 | 33 | April 30, 2026 | 770% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 53 | 24 | November 30, 2025 | 236% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 21 | 7 | August 31, 2022 | 22% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 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 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 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 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
| February 17, 2026 | Focused | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| February 26, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| January 26, 2026 | Under Review | State |
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