Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0053465
MCLENNAN COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, Elm Mott, TX: NPDES TX0053465 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MCLENNAN COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, held by MCLENNANCOUNTY WCID 2, holds NPDES permit TX0053465, which discharges to Seg No 1242 Brazos River Basin. EPA’s file records it issued December 17, 2012 and expiring December 1, 2016. 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 | MCLENNAN COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MCLENNANCOUNTY WCID 2 |
| NPDES ID | TX0053465 |
| 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 | December 17, 2012 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2016 |
| Address | Elm Mott, TX 76640 |
| Receiving water | SEG NO 1242 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN |
| Subwatershed | Little Tehuacana Creek-Tehuacana Creek (HUC 120602020706) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 48 | 15 | January 31, 2021 | 330% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 29 | 7 | May 31, 2016 | 49% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 20 | 4 | January 31, 2021 | 730% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 33 | 3 | May 31, 2020 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 35 | 2 | February 28, 2018 | 87% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 37 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | 9% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 1 | November 30, 2010 | 43% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 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 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 31, 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.