Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0026557
KILGORE WWTP, Kilgore, TX: NPDES TX0026557 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 57Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
KILGORE WWTP, held by KILGORE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0026557, which discharges to Bighead Creek/Rabbit Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 29, 2016 and expiring April 1, 2021.
KILGORE WWTP, Kilgore, Texas: Individual permit TX0026557, held by KILGORE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 29, 2016, term to April 1, 2021; discharges to BIGHEAD CREEK/RABBIT CREEK.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 95 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 87,367% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 106 violations of any kind, 83 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 642% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 49 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 5,953% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2020, largest 528% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 536% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 514% over the limit.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 6 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 183% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2006.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2010, largest 13% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival 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, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 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 amount of sludge land applied: 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.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 29, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $75,025 state or local penalty.
- July 30, 2026: Focused (S).
- February 3, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 323 were issued before TX0026557.
Coverages issued nearest TX0026557
- September 16, 2016: CARLISLE ISD WWTP, Price, TX0124371, held by CARLISLE ISD
- September 20, 2016: CITY OF MOULTON WWTP, Moulton, TX0053287, held by MOULTON, CITY OF
- September 23, 2016: PEACH STREET WWTP, Grapevine, TX0032018, held by CITY OF GRAPEVINE
- September 27, 2016: CITY OF PINELAND WWTP, Pineland, TX0027154, held by PINELAND, CITY OF
- September 27, 2016: LAPOYNER ISD WWTF, Larue, TX0105902, held by LAPOYNER ISD
- October 5, 2016: TOM BEAN WWTP, Tom Bean, TX0055212, held by TOM BEAN, CITY OF
- October 6, 2016: HAYS CO WCID 1 WWTP, Hays County, TX0128465, held by HAYS COUNTY WCID 1
- October 7, 2016: SOUTHSIDE WWTP, Tyler, TX0047988, held by TYLER, CITY OF
- October 7, 2016: CITY OF LINDALE NORTHSIDE WWTP, Lindale, TX0052931, held by LINDALE,CITY OF
- October 7, 2016: CITY OF HUBBARD WWTF, Hubbard, TX0053295, held by HUBBARD, CITY OF
KILGORE WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Bighead Creek subwatershed (HUC 120100020503), TX0026557 among them. Its county holds 124, 6 of them major permits; TX0026557 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Bighead Creek subwatershed (HUC 120100020503)
- ATLAS OIL, Kilgore: TXR05GD71, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CAMFIL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL - KILGORE, Kilgore: TXRNECG95, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CITY OF KILGORE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Kilgore: TXR05FL85, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CREEDENCE, Kilgore: TXR05GQ17, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- DR25-02 SYNERGY BOULEVARD CULVERT REPAIR, Kilgore: TXR1518WO, minor permit, discharging to ELDER LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ENERGY DRIVE PLANT, Kilgore: TXRNEBQ07, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- FORMER INLAND PRODUCTS & KILGORE RECLAMATION PLANT, Kilgore: TXG830844, minor permit, permit term to September 12, 2028
- PROSPERITY DRIVE PW23-02, Kilgore: TXR1552YY, minor permit, discharging to SABINE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- RESERVE AT KILGORE, Kilgore: TXR1588YG, minor permit, discharging to BIGHEAD CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- REVOLUTION KILGORE, Kilgore: TXR05FV29, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | KILGORE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KILGORE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0026557 |
| 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 | September 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2021 |
| Address | Kilgore, TX 75662 |
| Receiving water | BIGHEAD CREEK/RABBIT CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Bighead Creek (HUC 120100020503) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 57Pollutants on file
- 57Under a numeric limit
- 56With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 133 | 95 | April 30, 2026 | 87,367% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 106 | 83 | September 30, 2020 | 642% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 79 | 49 | April 30, 2024 | 5,953% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 64 | 35 | March 31, 2020 | 528% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 18 | 15 | February 29, 2020 | 536% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 12 | February 29, 2020 | 514% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 11 | 8 | June 30, 2025 | 183% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 22 | 1 | March 31, 2006 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 1 | March 31, 2010 | 13% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 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 amount of sludge land applied | 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 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0026557.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | Focused | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $75,025 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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