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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0071650

CITY OF CHINA WWTF, China, TX: NPDES TX0071650 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF CHINA WWTF, held by CITY OF CHINA, holds NPDES permit TX0071650, which discharges to Mayhan Gully;Green Pond Gully;N Fork Taylor Bayou;. EPA’s file records it issued October 4, 2018 and expiring October 4, 2023. 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 CHINA WWTF
Permittee as filedCITY OF CHINA
NPDES IDTX0071650
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
IssuedOctober 4, 2018
Expiration dateOctober 4, 2023
AddressChina, TX 77613
Receiving waterMAYHAN GULLY;GREEN POND GULLY;N FORK TAYLOR BAYOU;
SubwatershedLower Neches Valley Authority Canal-Taylor Bayou (HUC 120402010100)

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 suspended3154127June 30, 2026337% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C38359April 30, 2026138% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual25432July 31, 202690% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]34925July 31, 2026580% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]12516February 28, 202676% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]2206November 30, 20255,965% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2265March 31, 201247% over the limit
Arsenic, dry weight5300
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]5300
pH3250
Selenium, dry weight3180
Copper, dry weight3180
Cadmium, dry weight3180
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]3180
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]3180
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]3180
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]3180
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]3180
Nickel, total [as Ni]2120
Level of pathogen requirements achieved2120
Description of pathogen option used2120
Vector attraction reduction alternative used2120
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]170
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure170
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method170
Annual amt of sludge incinerated170
Annual sludge production, total170
Annual amount of sludge land applied170
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit170
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement170
Fecal coliform160
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill160
Annual amt sludge transported interstate160
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system160
Boundary areas160
Salmonella160
Pollutant table from 503.13160
Annual whole sludge application rate110

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
September 26, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
February 28, 2023Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
March 22, 2018Permit 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.