Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0003603
VICTORIA POWER STATION, Victoria, TX: NPDES TX0003603 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VICTORIA POWER STATION, held by VICTORIA WLE LP, holds NPDES permit TX0003603, which discharges to Guadalupe River Below San Marcos River. EPA’s file records it issued May 28, 2020 and expiring May 28, 2025.
VICTORIA POWER STATION, Victoria, Texas: Individual permit TX0003603, held by VICTORIA WLE LP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 28, 2020, term to May 28, 2025; discharges to Guadalupe River Below San Marcos River.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 580% over the limit.
- Oil & Grease: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2022, largest 365% over the limit.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2009, largest 1,740% over the limit.
- Chlorine, free available: 2 limits, 102 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, total [as Mo]: 2 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- March 6, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 13, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- October 25, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
VICTORIA POWER STATION among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Saxet Lakes-Guadalupe River subwatershed (HUC 121002040108), TX0003603 among them. Its county holds 88, 5 of them major permits; TX0003603 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Saxet Lakes-Guadalupe River subwatershed (HUC 121002040108)
- BLUEWOOD RANCH PHASE 2, Victoria: TXR1554OS, minor permit, discharging to PLACEDO CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRIDLE RIDGE & VISTA DEL SOL, Victoria: TXR1532RG, minor permit, discharging to GUADALUPE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- COLLEGE PARK, Victoria: TXR1582TX, minor permit, discharging to GUADALUPE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- DRAGON RIG - DUE VICTORIA, Victoria: TXR05FA73, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- FISHPOND AT VICTORIA, Victoria: TXR1546WL, minor permit, discharging to GUADALUPE RIVER BELOW SAN MARCOS RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FISHPOND AT VICTORIA, Victoria: TXR1581YI, minor permit, discharging to GUADALUPE RIVER BELOW SAN MARCOS RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- HALEPASKA COUNTY LOTS WWTP, Victoria: TX0133981, minor permit, discharging to DRY CK;PRIDHAM LAKE;STUBBS LAKE, permit term to February 1, 2020
- QUAL CREEK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Victoria: TX0023477, minor permit, discharging to Guadalupe River Below San Marcos River, permit term to October 8, 2025
- REDDY ICE - VICTORIA, Victoria: TXRNEBO94, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- TEXAS CONCRETE, Victoria: TXG111231, minor permit, discharging to GUADALUPE RIVER, permit term to November 7, 2016
Identity
| Facility as filed | VICTORIA POWER STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VICTORIA WLE LP |
| NPDES ID | TX0003603 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 28, 2020 |
| Expiration date | May 28, 2025 |
| Address | Victoria, TX 77901 |
| Receiving water | Guadalupe River Below San Marcos River |
| Subwatershed | Saxet Lakes-Guadalupe River (HUC 121002040108) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD027177906; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004846900003 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 6 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 580% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 4 | 4 | February 28, 2022 | 365% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 9 | 3 | August 31, 2009 | 1,740% over the limit |
| Chlorine, free available | 2 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 2 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 48 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 13, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 25, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0003603.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0003603.
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