Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0079391
CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP, Kaufman, TX: NPDES TX0079391 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 48Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP, held by KAUFMAN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0079391, which discharges to Prairie Branch; Big Cottonwood. EPA’s file records it issued May 5, 2017 and expiring May 5, 2020. 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 filed | CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KAUFMAN, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0079391 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 5, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 5, 2020 |
| Address | Kaufman, TX 75142 |
| Receiving water | PRAIRIE BRANCH; BIG COTTONWOOD |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Big Cottonwood Creek (HUC 120301070109) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 48Under a numeric limit
- 48With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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] | 6 | 128 | 47 | February 29, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 141 | 39 | July 31, 2026 | 128% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 100 | 7 | February 29, 2024 | 88% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 37 | 7 | May 31, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 24 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 10% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 50 | 2 | March 31, 2018 | 153% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 108 | 1 | May 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 49 | 1 | February 29, 2008 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 24 | 1 | June 30, 2014 | 25% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 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 sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 3, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 3, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 10, 2018 | 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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