Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0137791
SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF, Shepherd, TX: NPDES TX0137791 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF, held by UNITED FRONT SHEPHERD LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0137791, which discharges to Man-Made Ditch;Tarkington Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued February 15, 2018 and expiring July 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 | SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UNITED FRONT SHEPHERD LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0137791 |
| 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 15, 2018 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2022 |
| Address | Shepherd, TX 77371 |
| Receiving water | MAN-MADE DITCH;TARKINGTON BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Upper Tarkington Bayou (HUC 120401030201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 40 | 7 | September 30, 2025 | 790% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 38 | 5 | October 31, 2025 | 144% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 36 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | 115% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 28 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 327% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 14 | 2 | August 31, 2022 | 3,741% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 4% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 22 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 16, 2021 | 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 14, 2026.