Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0136701
BLUE PRARIE WWTP, Austin, TX: NPDES TX0136701 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 39Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLUE PRARIE WWTP, held by SR AUS, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0136701, which discharges to Unnmaed Stream;Dry Ck; Colorado Rv. EPA’s file records it issued February 2, 2016 and expiring September 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 | BLUE PRARIE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SR AUS, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0136701 |
| 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 | February 2, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2019 |
| Address | Austin, TX 78617 |
| Receiving water | UNNMAED STREAM;DRY CK; COLORADO RV |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 39Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 103 | 19 | May 31, 2023 | 380% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 96 | 12 | March 31, 2023 | 570% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 93 | 9 | December 31, 2022 | 2,095% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 37 | 9 | July 31, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 86 | 2 | April 30, 2020 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 57 | 1 | July 31, 2023 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 57 | 1 | July 31, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.