Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0116173
CITY OF OAKWOOD WWTP, Oakwood, TX: NPDES TX0116173 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF OAKWOOD WWTP, held by OAKWOOD, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0116173, which discharges to Unnamed Trib Nw Bracnh;Nw Fork;Boons Ck. EPA’s file records it issued June 9, 2017 and expiring February 1, 2022. 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 | CITY OF OAKWOOD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | OAKWOOD, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0116173 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 9, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2022 |
| Address | Oakwood, TX 75855 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB NW BRACNH;NW FORK;BOONS CK |
| Subwatershed | Boons Creek-Trinity Creek (HUC 120302010701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 125 | 88 | May 31, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 100 | 24 | May 31, 2025 | 932% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 114 | 23 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 87 | 10 | August 31, 2024 | 93% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 12 | 6 | March 31, 2008 | 77% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 158 | 2 | April 30, 2026 | 8% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 84 | 2 | January 31, 2013 | 258% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 205 | 1 | December 31, 2011 | 10% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 12 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2021 | 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.