Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022811
TEN MILE CREEK WWTP, City Of Ferris, TX: NPDES TX0022811 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 57Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TEN MILE CREEK WWTP, held by TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS, holds NPDES permit TX0022811, which discharges to Ten Mile Creek; Upper Trinity River. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TEN MILE CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS |
| NPDES ID | TX0022811 |
| 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 | April 6, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2021 |
| Address | City Of Ferris, TX 75125 |
| Receiving water | TEN MILE CREEK; UPPER TRINITY RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Deep Branch-Tenmile Creek (HUC 120301050202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 59Pollutants on file
- 57Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 1995 | 708% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 7 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 1994 | 12% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 1 | October 31, 2018 | 3% over the limit |
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 20, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 30, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 26, 2022 | 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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