Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0026689
CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY WWTP, Wise County, TX: NPDES TX0026689 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY WWTP, held by CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY, holds NPDES permit TX0026689, which discharges to Ditch; Bridgeport Reservoir. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2016 and expiring December 1, 2021. 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 RUNAWAY BAY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY |
| NPDES ID | TX0026689 |
| 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 | December 19, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2021 |
| Address | Wise County, TX 76426 |
| Receiving water | DITCH; BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR |
| Subwatershed | Lake Bridgeport (HUC 120301010409) |
| 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
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 | 85 | 52 | June 30, 2025 | 1,583% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 76 | 26 | March 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 79 | 25 | December 31, 2024 | 192% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 50 | 17 | August 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 6 | April 30, 2021 | 659% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 20 | 5 | August 31, 2025 | 60% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 3 | May 31, 2002 | 53% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 36 | 1 | April 30, 2023 | |
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 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 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 3, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 15, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 25, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 30, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 7, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 25, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 12, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 16, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 1, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 6, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 11, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 20, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 12, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Focused | S |
| March 3, 2026 | Focused | 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 TX0026689.
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.