Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0083127
CHEROKEE SHORES WWTF, Henderson County, TX: NPDES TX0083127 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 40Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEROKEE SHORES WWTF, held by MONARCH UTILITIES I LP, holds NPDES permit TX0083127, which discharges to Cedar Creek Reservoir. EPA’s file records it issued January 30, 2017 and expiring December 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 filed | CHEROKEE SHORES WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MONARCH UTILITIES I LP |
| NPDES ID | TX0083127 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 30, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2021 |
| Address | Henderson County, TX 75156 |
| Receiving water | CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR |
| Subwatershed | Caney Creek-Cedar Creek (HUC 120301070310) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 40Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 142 | 127 | May 31, 2023 | 694% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 94 | 84 | July 31, 2020 | 340% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 45 | 42 | June 30, 2020 | 554% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 47 | 37 | December 31, 2012 | 475% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 24 | 24 | February 28, 2007 | 540% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 18 | 15 | June 30, 2025 | 360% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 7 | August 31, 2007 | 38% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 23 | 5 | November 30, 2007 | 298% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 5 | 3 | April 30, 2008 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 172% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 2 | October 31, 2005 | 42% over the limit |
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Land Application: Vector Attraction Reduction Violation (001 - Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR) - Maximum) | 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 15, 2026.