Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0027502
CITY OF JOSEPHINE WWTP, Josephine, TX: NPDES TX0027502 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF JOSEPHINE WWTP, held by JOSEPHINE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0027502, which discharges to Unnamed Trib; Brush Ck;West Caddo Ck;Lk Tawakoni. EPA’s file records it issued March 18, 2016 and expiring March 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 | CITY OF JOSEPHINE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JOSEPHINE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0027502 |
| 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 | March 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 1, 2021 |
| Address | Josephine, TX 75173 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB; BRUSH CK;WEST CADDO CK;LK TAWAKONI |
| Subwatershed | Cowskin Creek-Brushy Creek (HUC 120100010202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 36With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 109 | 89 | July 31, 2026 | 389% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 71 | 55 | July 31, 2026 | 270% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 27 | July 31, 2026 | 738% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 38 | 23 | June 30, 2015 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 27 | 21 | March 31, 2015 | 63% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 28 | 16 | February 28, 2025 | 1,408% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 15, 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 14, 2026.