NPDES TX0021288 · Clean Water Act
WHARTON WWTP 1, Wharton, TX: NPDES TX0021288 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
WHARTON WWTP 1, Wharton, Texas: Individual permit TX0021288, held by WHARTON, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued February 26, 2020, term to February 26, 2025; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB;COLORADO RV BELOW LA GRANGE.
29 of the 47 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0021288 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 60,552% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 191% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2022, largest 57,500% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2025, largest 40% over the limit.
- LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex: 4 limits, 22 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 4 limits, 19 violations of any kind.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 19 violations of any kind.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits, 13 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
- pH: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit.
- Salmonella: 1 limit.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit.
- October 22, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 9, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,319 were issued before TX0021288. WHARTON, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by WHARTON, CITY OF
- CITY OF WHARTON WWTP 2, Wharton: TX0101222, issued 2019-12-06
Coverages issued nearest TX0021288
- 2020-02-14: SLAUGHTER ROAD WWTP, Freeport: TX0033341, held by FREEPORT, CITY OF
- 2020-02-19: CITY OF BANDERA WWTP, Bandera: TX0022390, held by BANDERA, CITY OF
- 2020-02-19: STEPHEN F AUSTIN HISTORICAL PARK, Austin County: TX0032549, held by TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
- 2020-02-19: KINGSLAND MUD WWTP, Kingsland: TX0066010, held by KINGSLAND MUD
- 2020-02-21: RANCHO SAN GABRIEL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Jonah: TX0139181, held by WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUD 16
- 2020-02-27: CITY OF JARRELL WWTP, Jarrell: TX0127698, held by JARRELL, CITY OF
- 2020-03-03: CITY OF BELLVILLE WWTP, Bellville: TX0020621, held by BELLVILLE, CITY OF
- 2020-03-03: CITY OF SWEENY WWTP, Sweeny: TX0024511, held by SWEENY, CITY OF
- 2020-03-03: EAST BASTROP WWTP, Bastrop: TX0032671, held by BASTROP, CITY OF
- 2020-03-03: SOMERSET WWTP, Somerset: TX0074331, held by SOMERSET, CITY OF
WHARTON WWTP 1 among its neighbors
8 discharge permits are in the Bosque Creek-Colorado River subwatershed (HUC 120903020201); TX0021288 is one. Its county: 62, 4 major; TX0021288 is major permit.
Other permits in the Bosque Creek-Colorado River subwatershed (HUC 120903020201)
- CITY OF WHARTON WWTP 2, Wharton: TX0101222, minor, term to 2024-12-06
- COLORADO BEND 1, Wharton County: TX0128341, major, term to 2019-12-01
- COLORADO BEND II POWER FACILITY, Wharton: TX0140503, major, term to 2026-09-28
- COLORADO RIVER PHASE I WHARTON, Wharton: TXR1529OR, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- FM 961 - 50 ACRE PIT, Wharton: TXR1548QS, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- US 59 F 2024 436 CSJ 0089-07-154, Wharton: TXR1577PO, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- US 59 F 2024 436 CSJ 0089-07-154, Wharton: TXR1585PO, minor, term to 2028-03-04
Identity
| Facility | WHARTON WWTP 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee | WHARTON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0021288 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 26, 2020 |
| Expires | February 26, 2025 |
| Address | Wharton, TX 77488 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB;COLORADO RV BELOW LA GRANGE |
| Subwatershed | Bosque Creek-Colorado River (HUC 120903020201) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES TX0021288: effluent limits and exceedances
WHARTON WWTP 1 (NPDES TX0021288): 47 pollutants on file, 47 limited; 18 with a violation of any kind, 5 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 29 | 29 | April 30, 2026 | 60,552% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 18 | 4 | October 31, 2023 | 191% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 30 | 3 | November 30, 2022 | 57,500% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 16 | 3 | April 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 40% over the limit |
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 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 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 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 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0021288: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0021288: 2 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0021288 (WHARTON WWTP 1): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES TX0021288: 47 pollutant rows, 2 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.