Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0021393
MINEOLA WWTP, Mineola, TX: NPDES TX0021393 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MINEOLA WWTP, held by MINEOLA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0021393, which discharges to Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MINEOLA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MINEOLA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0021393 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Mineola, TX 75773 |
| Receiving water | Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni |
| Subwatershed | Town of Mineola-Sabine River (HUC 120100020101) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 20With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 10 | 7 | March 31, 2026 | 900% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 37% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 1 | October 31, 2008 | 210% over the limit |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC 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 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 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 TX0021393.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | Focused | S |
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 TX0021393.
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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MINEOLA WWTP, Mineola, Texas: Individual permit TX0021393, held by MINEOLA, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 1, 2021, term to June 30, 2026; discharges to Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni.
5 of the 25 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0021393 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 900% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 37% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2008, largest 210% over the limit.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 3 limits.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit.
- August 14, 2026: Focused (S).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,547 were issued before TX0021393.
Coverages issued nearest TX0021393
- 2021-06-21: CITY OF CLEBURNE WWTP, Cleburne: TX0047155, held by CLEBURNE, CITY OF
- 2021-06-21: CITY OF COLMESNEIL WWTP, Colmesneil: TX0100692, held by COLMESNEIL, CITY OF
- 2021-06-22: SABINE CREEK REGIONAL WWTP, Rockwall County: TX0126110, held by NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
- 2021-06-24: CITY OF QUINLAN WWTP, Quinlan: TX0022331, held by QUINLAN, CITY OF
- 2021-06-25: CITY OF ALPINE MUNICIPAL WWTF, Alpine: TX0022985, held by ALPINE, CITY OF
- 2021-07-01: ORE CITY WWTF, Ore City: TX0024236, held by ORE CITY, CITY OF
- 2021-07-01: CITY OF MORGAN, Morgan: TX0056618, held by MORGAN, CITY OF
- 2021-07-06: VAN WWTP, Van: TX0054071, held by VAN, CITY OF
- 2021-07-06: LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK WWTP, Hunt County: TX0129780, held by SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS
- 2021-07-16: LIBERTY-DANVILLE FWSD NO 2 WWTF, Longview: TX0072541, held by LIBERTY DANVILLE FWSD
MINEOLA WWTP among its neighbors
7 discharge permits are in the Town of Mineola-Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020101); TX0021393 is one. Its county: 55, 2 major; TX0021393 is major permit.
Other permits in the Town of Mineola-Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020101)
- HIXSON LUMBER, Mineola: TXR05EX43, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- MINEOLA PACKING, Mineola: TXRNECL19, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- PARK CENTRAL, Mineola: TXR1546NM, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- PARK CENTRAL, Mineola: TXR1583TV, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- PARK CENTRAL NORTH, Mineola: TXR1569NJ, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS TYLER PRODUCTION DIVISION FEED MILL, Mineola: TXR05GV87, minor, term to 2026-08-13
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES TX0021393 for the MINEOLA WWTP in Mineola, TX, held by MINEOLA, CITY OF, which discharges to the Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni within the Town of Mineola-Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020101). The listed figures are a Major Discharger class, 24 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit shown as administratively continued.