Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0030732
NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL VERNON CAMPUS SOUTH, Wilbarger County, TX: NPDES TX0030732 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL VERNON CAMPUS SOUTH, held by TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit TX0030732, which discharges to Pease River. EPA’s file records it issued May 11, 2021 and expiring May 11, 2026. 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 | NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL VERNON CAMPUS SOUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
| NPDES ID | TX0030732 |
| 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 | May 11, 2021 |
| Expiration date | May 11, 2026 |
| Address | Wilbarger County, TX 76384 |
| Receiving water | PEASE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Lower Paradise Creek (HUC 111301050204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 50With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 99 | 27 | August 31, 2019 | 336% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 93 | 21 | February 29, 2020 | 765% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 36 | 10 | May 31, 2022 | 3,740% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 33 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 22 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 19 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 19 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 19 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total recoverable | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, dissolved [as Mg] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, dissolved [as Na] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sulphur, total elemental | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2018 | 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.