Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0132497
VICTORIA RD PLANT 5 REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, Donna, TX: NPDES TX0132497 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VICTORIA RD PLANT 5 REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, held by NORTH ALAMO WSC, holds NPDES permit TX0132497, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch;Weslaco N Lateral;So Main Drain. EPA’s file records it issued March 24, 2016 and expiring July 1, 2020. 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 | VICTORIA RD PLANT 5 REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NORTH ALAMO WSC |
| NPDES ID | TX0132497 |
| 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 24, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2020 |
| Address | Donna, TX 78537 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH;WESLACO N LATERAL;SO MAIN DRAIN |
| Subwatershed | Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre (HUC 121102080300) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 dissolved | 4 | 11 | 1 | July 31, 2025 | 2% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2020 | 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 15, 2026.