Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0104990
CITY OF ELSA WWTP, Elsa, TX: NPDES TX0104990 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF ELSA WWTP, held by ELSA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0104990, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch, Hidalgo County Wcid. EPA’s file records it issued July 17, 2015 and expiring July 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 ELSA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ELSA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0104990 |
| 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 | July 17, 2015 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2020 |
| Address | Elsa, TX 78543 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH, HIDALGO COUNTY WCID |
| Subwatershed | Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre (HUC 121102080300) |
| 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
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 102 | 50 | May 31, 2022 | 1,820% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 299 | 47 | October 31, 2018 | 950% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 268 | 25 | September 30, 2015 | 313% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 255 | 6 | February 28, 2015 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 175 | 6 | August 31, 2011 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 167 | 5 | June 30, 2007 | 65% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 173 | 3 | May 31, 2011 | 63% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 85 | 3 | June 30, 2009 | 25% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 8 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 29, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 18, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 8, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.