Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0137740
SANDERSON FARMS TYLER PROCESSING CENTER, Tyler, TX: NPDES TX0137740 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SANDERSON FARMS TYLER PROCESSING CENTER, held by SANDERSON FARMS INC PROCESSING DIVISION, holds NPDES permit TX0137740, which discharges to Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2017 and expiring August 1, 2022. 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 filed | SANDERSON FARMS TYLER PROCESSING CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SANDERSON FARMS INC PROCESSING DIVISION |
| NPDES ID | TX0137740 |
| 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 | December 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2022 |
| Address | Tyler, TX 75708 |
| Receiving water | SABINE RIVER BELOW LAKE TAWAKONI |
| Subwatershed | Rogers Creek-Sabine River (HUC 120100020107) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 336% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulphur, total elemental | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, dissolved [as Ca] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, dissolved [as Mg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, dissolved [as Na] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 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 TX0137740.
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.