Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023183
CITY OF FLATONIA WWTP, Flatonia, TX: NPDES TX0023183 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF FLATONIA WWTP, held by FLATONIA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0023183, which discharges to Drainage Ditch;Big Fivemile Crk;Peach Crk. EPA’s file records it issued October 7, 2019 and expiring October 7, 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 FLATONIA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FLATONIA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0023183 |
| 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 | October 7, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 7, 2024 |
| Address | Flatonia, TX 78941 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH;BIG FIVEMILE CRK;PEACH CRK |
| Subwatershed | Big Five Mile Creek-Peach Creek (HUC 121002020303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 38With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 3 | 50 | 34 | April 30, 2014 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 29 | 23 | July 31, 2026 | 75% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 36 | 21 | April 30, 2022 | 49% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 19 | 12 | October 31, 2023 | 507% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 21 | 7 | February 28, 2018 | 35% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 18 | 5 | January 31, 2024 | 75,673,904% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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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