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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0064513

CITY OF WEST TAWAKONI WWTP, West Tawakoni, TX: NPDES TX0064513 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF WEST TAWAKONI WWTP, held by WEST TAWAKONI, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit TX0064513, which discharges to Lake Tawakoni. EPA’s file records it issued March 14, 2016 and expiring March 1, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.

Identity

Facility as filedCITY OF WEST TAWAKONI WWTP
Permittee as filedWEST TAWAKONI, TOWN OF
NPDES IDTX0064513
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 14, 2016
Expiration dateMarch 1, 2021
AddressWest Tawakoni, TX 75474
Receiving waterLAKE TAWAKONI

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended312646July 31, 2026388% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual28131June 30, 2023110% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C310928July 31, 2026349% over the limit
E. coli25622April 30, 202699,999% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]13711August 31, 202275% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2666February 28, 202633,767% over the limit
pH3635July 31, 2023
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]3480
Arsenic, dry weight5100
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]5100
Selenium, dry weight360
Copper, dry weight360
Cadmium, dry weight360
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]360
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]360
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]360
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]360
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]360
Nickel, total [as Ni]240
Level of pathogen requirements achieved240
Description of pathogen option used240
Vector attraction reduction alternative used240
Coliform, fecal general040
Fecal coliform120
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]120
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure120
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method120
Annual amt of sludge incinerated120
Annual sludge production, total120
Annual amount of sludge land applied120
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit120
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill120
Annual amt sludge transported interstate120
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system120
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement120
Boundary areas120
Salmonella120
Pollutant table from 503.13120
Annual whole sludge application rate100

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 12, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
April 23, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
November 20, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
September 5, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 3, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 10, 2023Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 6, 2023Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
November 2, 2022Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
October 22, 2021Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
November 13, 2020Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 30, 2020Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 17, 2020Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

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 15, 2026.