Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023574
CITY OF KIRBYVILLE WWTP, Kirbyville, TX: NPDES TX0023574 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF KIRBYVILLE WWTP, held by KIRBYVILLE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0023574, which discharges to Big Cow Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 11, 2021 and expiring May 11, 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 KIRBYVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KIRBYVILLE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0023574 |
| 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 | May 11, 2021 |
| Expiration date | May 11, 2026 |
| Address | Kirbyville, TX 75956 |
| Receiving water | Big Cow Creek |
| Subwatershed | Davis Creek-Trout Creek (HUC 120100050607) |
| 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
- 34Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 34With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 36 | 18 | March 31, 2026 | 702% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 37 | 16 | February 28, 2025 | 218% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 27 | 9 | March 31, 2016 | 73% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 4 | December 31, 2024 | 514% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 27 | 3 | February 28, 2018 | 9% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 15 | 3 | November 30, 2014 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 15 | 1 | August 31, 2005 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | 2% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 15, 2018 | 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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