Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0113603
SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING, Bryan, TX: NPDES TX0113603 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING, held by SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISON, holds NPDES permit TX0113603, which discharges to Unnamed Trib Of Cottonwood Branch. EPA’s file records it issued April 2, 2019 and expiring April 2, 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 | SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISON |
| NPDES ID | TX0113603 |
| 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 | April 2, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 2, 2024 |
| Address | Bryan, TX 77803 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB OF COTTONWOOD BRANCH |
| Subwatershed | Thompsons Creek (HUC 120701010702) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 57 | 7 | July 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 9 | 3 | September 30, 2025 | 65% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2024 | 27% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.