Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0138738
R.C. THOMAS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, Livingston, TX: NPDES TX0138738 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
R.C. THOMAS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, held by EAST TEXAS COOPERATIVE INC, holds NPDES permit TX0138738, which discharges to 8 Inch Pipe Directly To Trinity River Below Lk Liv. EPA’s file records it issued March 4, 2019 and expiring March 4, 2024. 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 | R.C. THOMAS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EAST TEXAS COOPERATIVE INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0138738 |
| 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 4, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 4, 2024 |
| Address | Livingston, TX 77351 |
| Receiving water | 8 INCH PIPE DIRECTLY TO TRINITY RIVER BELOW LK LIV |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2021 | 9% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 26, 2022 | 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.