Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0026034
CITY OF YOAKUM WWTP, Yoakum, TX: NPDES TX0026034 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF YOAKUM WWTP, held by YOAKUM, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0026034, which discharges to Big Brushy Crk;Clarks Crk;Lavaca Rvr Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued February 11, 2020 and expiring February 11, 2025. 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 YOAKUM WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | YOAKUM, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0026034 |
| 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 | February 11, 2020 |
| Expiration date | February 11, 2025 |
| Address | Yoakum, TX 77995 |
| Receiving water | BIG BRUSHY CRK;CLARKS CRK;LAVACA RVR ABOVE TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Big Brushy Creek (HUC 121001010204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 39With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 14 | 5 | April 30, 2011 | 126% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 2 | February 28, 2017 | 73% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 9 | 1 | May 31, 2003 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2025 | 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.