Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022357
GAINESVILLE WWTP, Gainesville, TX: NPDES TX0022357 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 54Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GAINESVILLE WWTP, held by GAINESVILLE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0022357, which discharges to Elm Fork Trinity River Above Ray Ro. EPA’s file records it issued November 21, 2016 and expiring September 1, 2021.
GAINESVILLE WWTP, Gainesville, Texas: Individual permit TX0022357, held by GAINESVILLE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 21, 2016, term to September 1, 2021; discharges to ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER ABOVE RAY RO.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 94% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2018, largest 900% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2018, largest 122% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2019, largest 971% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2018, largest 54% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2010, largest 8% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2012, largest 557% over the limit.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 3, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 3, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- March 23, 2026: Audit (S).
- October 30, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 21, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 1, 2022: PR: Biosolids - Land Application: Pathogen Reduction Violation (001) (ST6).
- September 1, 2022: PR: Biosolids - Land Application: Vector Attraction Reduction Violation (001 - Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR) - Maximum) (ST6).
- July 9, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 8, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 24, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 11, 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; 347 were issued before TX0022357. GAINESVILLE, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by GAINESVILLE, CITY OF
- CAMP HOWZE WWTP, Gainesville: TX0127931, issued October 9, 2020
Coverages issued nearest TX0022357
- October 26, 2016: ROBERT T SAVELY WRF, Houston, TX0022543, held by CLEAR LAKE CITY WATER AUTHORITY
- October 27, 2016: CITY OF SILSBEE SOUTH WWTP, Silsbee, TX0023736, held by SILSBEE, CITY OF
- October 28, 2016: CITY OF LEONARD WWTP, Leonard, TX0054208, held by LEONARD, CITY OF
- October 31, 2016: HURRICANE CREEK WWTP, Lufkin, TX0024309, held by LUFKIN,CITY OF
- November 14, 2016: CITY OF COLLINSVILLE WWTP, Collinsville, TX0034410, held by COLLINSVILLE, CITY OF
- November 21, 2016: CITY OF BLOOMING GROVE WWTP, Blooming Grove, TX0075418, held by BLOOMING GROVE, CITY OF
- November 21, 2016: WEST POINT WWTP, La Grange, TX0125491, held by FAYETTE COUNTY
- November 21, 2016: CITY OF DEPORT, City Of Deport, TX0136930, held by DEPORT, CITY OF
- November 30, 2016: RAYBURN COUNTRY MUD WWTP, Sam Rayburn, TX0023701, held by RAYBURN COUNTRY MUD
- November 30, 2016: TXDOT STATEWIDE MS4 PERMIT, Austin, TXS002101, held by TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
GAINESVILLE WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Montague Creek-Elm Fork Trinity River subwatershed (HUC 120301030106), TX0022357 among them. Its county holds 58, 1 of them major permits; TX0022357 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Montague Creek-Elm Fork Trinity River subwatershed (HUC 120301030106)
- 150 RESIDENCE HALL - NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE, Gainesville: TXR1520VU, minor permit, discharging to ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CITY OF GAINESVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Gainesville: TXR05FP98, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- LINDSAY WWTP, Lindsay: TX0025097, minor permit, discharging to ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER ABOVE LAKE, permit term to September 1, 2021
- LINE E REPLACEMENT, Gainesville: TXR1522OI, minor permit, discharging to ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER ABOVE RAY ROBERTS LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- LINE E REPLACEMENT, Gainesville: TXR1579OV, minor permit, discharging to TRINITY RIVER ABOVE ROBERTS LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- PETROFLEX NA, Gainesville: TXR05GE32, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- SAFRAN SEATS USA, Gainesville: TXR05FO71, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- SEVEN OAKS RANCH RV & TINY HOME LIVING, Gainesville: TXR1572WP, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO PECAN CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- TEXAS TRAILER, Gainesville: TXR05FA81, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- WFS CSJ 0044-09-067 FM 1199, Lindsey: TXR1508HI, minor permit, discharging to RED RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2023
Identity
| Facility as filed | GAINESVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GAINESVILLE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0022357 |
| 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 | November 21, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2021 |
| Address | Gainesville, TX 76240 |
| Receiving water | ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER ABOVE RAY RO |
| Subwatershed | Montague Creek-Elm Fork Trinity River (HUC 120301030106) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD000838672 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 54Pollutants on file
- 54Under a numeric limit
- 53With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 71 | 24 | August 31, 2022 | 94% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 49 | 22 | June 30, 2018 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 44 | 12 | April 30, 2018 | 122% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 20 | 8 | March 31, 2019 | 971% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 44 | 5 | May 31, 2018 | 54% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 3 | May 31, 2010 | 8% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 24 | 2 | November 30, 2012 | 557% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 30, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 21, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 1, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Land Application: Pathogen Reduction Violation (001) | ST6 |
| September 1, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Land Application: Vector Attraction Reduction Violation (001 - Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR) - Maximum) | ST6 |
| July 9, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 8, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 24, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 11, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| March 23, 2026 | Audit | 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 TX0022357.
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