Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0021318
CITY OF FRANKLIN WWTP, Franklin, TX: NPDES TX0021318 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF FRANKLIN WWTP, held by FRANKLIN CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0021318, which discharges to Trib (X2);Mud Creek;Little Brazos Creek;Brazos Riv. EPA’s file records it issued January 29, 2019 and expiring January 29, 2024. 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 | CITY OF FRANKLIN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FRANKLIN CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0021318 |
| 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 | January 29, 2019 |
| Expiration date | January 29, 2024 |
| Address | Franklin, TX 77856 |
| Receiving water | TRIB (X2);MUD CREEK;LITTLE BRAZOS CREEK;BRAZOS RIV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Little Mud Creek-Mud Creek (HUC 120701010602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 38With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 166 | 103 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 124 | 64 | April 30, 2026 | 191% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 158 | 47 | December 31, 2025 | 170% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 144 | 39 | November 30, 2025 | 158% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 56 | 21 | June 30, 2021 | 70% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 20 | 18 | December 31, 2021 | 730% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 82 | 6 | January 31, 2024 | 145% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 25 | 1 | May 31, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 2, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.