Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0128112
CITY OF LA FERIA WWTP 2, La Feria, TX: NPDES TX0128112 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 16Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF LA FERIA WWTP 2, held by LA FERIA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0128112, which discharges to Arroyo Colorado Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued October 14, 2021 and expiring October 14, 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 LA FERIA WWTP 2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LA FERIA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0128112 |
| 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 | October 14, 2021 |
| Expiration date | October 14, 2024 |
| Address | La Feria, TX 78559 |
| Receiving water | Arroyo Colorado Above Tidal |
| Subwatershed | La Feria Main Canal-Arroyo Colorado (HUC 121102080600) |
| 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
- 41Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 39With a violation of any kind
- 16With 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] | 6 | 91 | 48 | January 31, 2023 | 591% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 23 | 6 | October 31, 2022 | 507% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 59 | 2 | April 30, 2017 | 30% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 49 | 2 | January 31, 2021 | 13% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 5 | 2 | April 30, 2020 | 16% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 89 | 1 | July 31, 2017 | 35,580% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 15 | 1 | August 31, 2011 | 100% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 10, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 24, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 16, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 14, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 8, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 14, 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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