Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0114880
NEW ULM WSC WWTP, New Ulm, TX: NPDES TX0114880 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NEW ULM WSC WWTP, held by NEW ULM WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit TX0114880, which discharges to San Bernard River Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued March 18, 2019 and expiring March 18, 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 | NEW ULM WSC WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NEW ULM WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0114880 |
| 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 | March 18, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 18, 2024 |
| Address | New Ulm, TX 78950 |
| Receiving water | SAN BERNARD RIVER ABOVE TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Yellow Creek-San Bernard River (HUC 120904010102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 48 | 16 | October 31, 2025 | 1,023% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 34 | 6 | May 31, 2002 | 126% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 22 | 2 | May 31, 2003 | 100% over the limit |
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 2008 | 173% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 1 | May 31, 2002 | 175% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2025 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.