Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023558
CITY OF WOLF CITY WWTP, Wolfe City, TX: NPDES TX0023558 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF WOLF CITY WWTP, held by WOLFE CITY, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0023558, which discharges to Upper South Sulphur River. EPA’s file records it issued April 19, 2021 and expiring April 19, 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 | CITY OF WOLF CITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WOLFE CITY, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0023558 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 19, 2021 |
| Expiration date | April 19, 2026 |
| Address | Wolfe City, TX 75496 |
| Receiving water | Upper South Sulphur River |
| Subwatershed | Honey Creek-South Sulphur River (HUC 111403010103) |
| 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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 103 | 62 | April 30, 2025 | 17,678% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 131 | 32 | May 31, 2022 | 225% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 65 | 31 | March 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 96 | 20 | February 28, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 86 | 19 | January 31, 2015 | 145% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 79 | 3 | March 31, 2025 | 71% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 14, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 26, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.