Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0125709
AUSTIN COUNTY WSC PLANT 3, Bellville, TX: NPDES TX0125709 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AUSTIN COUNTY WSC PLANT 3, held by AUSTIN COUNTY WSC, holds NPDES permit TX0125709, which discharges to Unnamed Trib; Unnamed Pond;Dry Ck;Piney Ck. EPA’s file records it issued May 25, 2016 and expiring July 1, 2019. 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 | AUSTIN COUNTY WSC PLANT 3 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AUSTIN COUNTY WSC |
| NPDES ID | TX0125709 |
| 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 | May 25, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2019 |
| Address | Bellville, TX 77418 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB; UNNAMED POND;DRY CK;PINEY CK |
| Subwatershed | Dry Creek-Piney Creek (HUC 120701040107) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 57 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TX0125709.
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 26, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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 15, 2026.