Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0053422
CITY OF HUNTINGTON WWTP, Huntington, TX: NPDES TX0053422 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 39Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF HUNTINGTON WWTP, held by HUNTINGTON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0053422, which discharges to Shawnee Creek, Neches River Below Lk Palestine. EPA’s file records it issued July 19, 2019 and expiring July 19, 2024. 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 HUNTINGTON WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HUNTINGTON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0053422 |
| 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 | July 19, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 19, 2024 |
| Address | Huntington, TX 75949 |
| Receiving water | SHAWNEE CREEK, NECHES RIVER BELOW LK PALESTINE |
| Subwatershed | Dry Creek-Shawnee Creek (HUC 120200020505) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 39Under a numeric limit
- 38With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 137 | 131 | March 31, 2023 | 1,263% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 28 | 22 | February 29, 2020 | 385% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 26 | 20 | December 31, 2025 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 10 | February 28, 2023 | 62% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 14 | 8 | December 31, 2018 | 93% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 9 | 3 | May 31, 2024 | 20% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 2 | February 28, 2017 | 60% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 8 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | |
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 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 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 6, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 15, 2018 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.