Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0128813
UPPER LEON RIVER MWD FRITTS WWTP, Comanche, TX: NPDES TX0128813 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
UPPER LEON RIVER MWD FRITTS WWTP, held by UPPER LEON RIVER MWD, holds NPDES permit TX0128813, which discharges to Via Pipe To An Oniste Pond At Upper Leon Rv. EPA’s file records it issued March 11, 2019 and expiring March 11, 2024. 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 | UPPER LEON RIVER MWD FRITTS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UPPER LEON RIVER MWD |
| NPDES ID | TX0128813 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 11, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 11, 2024 |
| Address | Comanche, TX 76442 |
| Receiving water | VIA PIPE TO AN ONISTE POND AT UPPER LEON RV |
| Subwatershed | Mustang Creek-Leon River (HUC 120702010503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 105 | 27 | February 28, 2025 | 207% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 70 | 18 | December 31, 2018 | 58% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 66 | 9 | June 30, 2023 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 33 | 7 | September 30, 2020 | 35% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 83 | 5 | June 30, 2023 | 132% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 13 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 107% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0128813.
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.