Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0021474
CITY OF EL CAMPO WWTP 1, El Campo, TX: NPDES TX0021474 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 56Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF EL CAMPO WWTP 1, held by EL CAMPO, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0021474, which discharges to Tres Palacios Creek Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued January 24, 2020 and expiring January 24, 2025.
CITY OF EL CAMPO WWTP 1, El Campo, Texas: Individual permit TX0021474, held by EL CAMPO, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 24, 2020, term to January 24, 2025; discharges to TRES PALACIOS CREEK ABOVE TIDAL.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,144% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2009, largest 40% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2006, largest 29% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,163% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2013, largest 14% over the limit.
- Lead, total [as Pb]: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2000, largest 31,150% over the limit.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 11, 2026: Under Review (State).
- August 19, 2026: Agency Enforcement Review (State).
- February 26, 2026: Evaluation (E).
- September 25, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- October 20, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,295 were issued before TX0021474.
Coverages issued nearest TX0021474
- January 7, 2020: CARTERS CREEK WWTP, College Station, TX0047163, held by COLLEGE STATION, CITY OF
- January 14, 2020: GREGORY WWTP, Gregory, TX0083062, held by GREGORY, CITY OF
- January 14, 2020: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 536, Katy, TX0135704, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT 536
- January 17, 2020: CITY OF EDEN WWTP, Eden, TX0079804, held by EDEN, CITY OF
- January 23, 2020: CITY OF LEANDER WWTP, Leander, TX0092151, held by LEANDER, CITY OF
- January 24, 2020: MENARD WWTP, Menard, TX0025712, held by MENARD, CITY OF
- January 24, 2020: CITY OF WACO CENTRAL WWTP, Waco, TX0026506, held by WACO, CITY OF
- January 24, 2020: CITY OF BARTLETT WWTP, Bartlett, TX0027006, held by BARTLETT, CITY OF
- January 24, 2020: POLK STREET WWTP, Whitney, TX0106551, held by WHITNEY, CITY OF
- January 24, 2020: WILLOW CREEK WWTP, Smithville, TX0113786, held by SMITHVILLE, CITY OF
CITY OF EL CAMPO WWTP 1 among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 28 discharge permits in the Tres Palacios River subwatershed (HUC 121004010300), TX0021474 among them. Its county holds 62, 4 of them major permits; TX0021474 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Tres Palacios River subwatershed (HUC 121004010300)
- AEP TEXAS LAYDOWN YARD, El Campo: TXR1575NB, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOS CREEK ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BLESSING WWTP, Blessing: TX0091260, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED DRAINAGE DITCH;CASHS CRK;TRES PALACIOS BAY, permit term to October 15, 2024
- BOWERS & SAHA AQUACULTURE DANEVANG WEST FARM, Danevang: TXG130096, minor permit, permit term to April 17, 2026
- BOWERS SHRIMP FARM, Palacios: TX0112691, major permit, discharging to MATAGORDA CO DRAINAGE DIST. 3 TO UNNAMED NATURAL T, permit term to August 28, 2016
- CENTERPOINT - JULIA SUBSTATION, Danevang: TXR1572UX, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOS CREEK ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CREEKSIDE APARTMENTS, El Campo: TXR1537NI, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOS CREEK ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FM 1160 C 1302-1-30 0408-05-032, Louise: TXR1550YR, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOUS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FM 1160 C 1302-1-30 0408-05-032, Louise: TXR1555YS, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOUS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FM 441 C 1302-3-13 0408-05-032, Danevang: TXR1551YS, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOUS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FM 441 C 1302-3-13 0408-05-032, Danevang: TXR1555YR, minor permit, discharging to TRES PALACIOUS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF EL CAMPO WWTP 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EL CAMPO, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0021474 |
| 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 | January 24, 2020 |
| Expiration date | January 24, 2025 |
| Address | El Campo, TX 77437 |
| Receiving water | TRES PALACIOS CREEK ABOVE TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Tres Palacios River (HUC 121004010300) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 56Pollutants on file
- 56Under a numeric limit
- 34With 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 | 23 | 23 | July 31, 2026 | 1,144% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 5 | 5 | October 31, 2009 | 40% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 5 | January 31, 2006 | 29% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 3 | 3 | July 31, 2026 | 1,163% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2013 | 14% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 3 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2000 | 31,150% over the limit |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 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 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 20, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Evaluation | E |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| August 19, 2026 | Agency Enforcement Review | State |
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