Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0053520
CHILTON WATER SUPPLY & SEWER SERVICE WWTP, Chilton, TX: NPDES TX0053520 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHILTON WATER SUPPLY & SEWER SERVICE WWTP, held by CHILTON WATER SUPPLY AND SEWER CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit TX0053520, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch, Deer Creek, Brazos River. EPA’s file records it issued August 14, 2019 and expiring August 14, 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 | CHILTON WATER SUPPLY & SEWER SERVICE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHILTON WATER SUPPLY AND SEWER CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0053520 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 14, 2019 |
| Expiration date | August 14, 2024 |
| Address | Chilton, TX 76632 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH, DEER CREEK, BRAZOS RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Middle Deer Creek (HUC 120701010109) |
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 | 428 | 122 | July 31, 2026 | 765% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 354 | 39 | March 31, 2026 | 736% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 345 | 21 | March 31, 2026 | 680% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 126 | 18 | August 31, 2024 | 67% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 63 | 15 | July 31, 2026 | 3,740% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 224 | 3 | August 31, 2012 | 138% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 223 | 1 | January 31, 2024 | 7% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 222 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 13, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 23, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 19, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 18, 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.