Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0087149
JOHN T HICKEERSON WWTF, El Paso, TX: NPDES TX0087149 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JOHN T HICKEERSON WWTF, held by EL PASO WATER UTILITIES - PSB, holds NPDES permit TX0087149, which discharges to Rio Grande Above International Dam. EPA’s file records it issued December 17, 2020 and expiring December 17, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | JOHN T HICKEERSON WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EL PASO WATER UTILITIES - PSB |
| NPDES ID | TX0087149 |
| 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 | December 17, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 17, 2025 |
| Address | El Paso, TX 79922 |
| Receiving water | Rio Grande above International Dam |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Coronado Hills-Rio Grande (HUC 130301020906) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 32 | 24 | March 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 26 | 11 | March 31, 2026 | 366% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 18 | 3 | June 30, 2024 | 29% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 20 | 2 | February 28, 2025 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 23 | 1 | November 30, 2012 | 346% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2018 | 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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