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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0131644

WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS, Andrews, TX: NPDES TX0131644 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS, held by WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0131644, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch In St Of Tx;Un Ditch In St Of N Mexi. EPA’s file records it issued February 10, 2020 and expiring February 10, 2025. 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 filedWASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS
Permittee as filedWASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS LLC
NPDES IDTX0131644
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 10, 2020
Expiration dateFebruary 10, 2025
AddressAndrews, TX 79714
Receiving waterUNNAMED DITCH IN ST OF TX;UN DITCH IN ST OF N MEXI
SubwatershedTown of Maypens-Monument Draw (HUC 130700070206)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 97 are shown.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Aluminum, total recoverable02018September 30, 20133,100% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]02016September 30, 20132,140% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]01612September 30, 2013239% over the limit
Cadmium, total [as Cd]01410September 30, 2011138% over the limit
PCB, total, scan effluent0126July 31, 2012369% over the limit
Alpha, total0106May 31, 2012138% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual084July 31, 201011,718% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]064July 31, 201213% over the limit
pH653September 30, 2011
Aldrin062July 31, 2010844% over the limit
DDT062July 31, 2010843% over the limit
Dieldrin062July 31, 20101,646% over the limit
Hexachlorobenzene062July 31, 201061,624% over the limit
Chlordane062July 31, 2010791% over the limit
Solids, total dissolved062June 30, 201096% over the limit
Ethylene dibromide062July 31, 2010150% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]242June 30, 201012% over the limit
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]221July 31, 20129% over the limit
Solids, total suspended211January 31, 20210% over the limit
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin070
Benzo[a]pyrene060
Chromium, total [as Cr]240
Phenol240
Naphthalene240
Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex240
NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex240
LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex240
Cyanide, total [as CN]040
Fluoride, total [as F]040
Selenium, total recoverable040
Barium, total [as Ba]040
Cobalt, total [as Co]040
Thallium, total [as Tl]040
Molybdenum, total [as Mo]040
Silver, total [as Ag]040
Antimony, total [as Sb]040
Arsenic040
Tritium, total040
Radium 226 + radium 228, total040
Uranium, total as U3O8040
Carbon tetrachloride040
Chloroform040
Toluene040
Benzene040
.beta.-Endosulfan040
.alpha.-Endosulfan040
Ethylbenzene040
Methylene chloride040
Tetrachloroethylene040
1,1-Dichloroethane040
1,1-Dichloroethylene040
1,1,1-Trichloroethane040
1,1,2-Trichloroethane040
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane040
1,2-Dichloroethane, total weight040
Pentachlorophenol040
Vinyl chloride040
Trichloroethylene040
Endrin040
Toxaphene040

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0131644.

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.