Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0026883
CITY OF VAN ALSTYNE WWTP, Van Alstyne, TX: NPDES TX0026883 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF VAN ALSTYNE WWTP, held by VAN ALSTYNE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0026883, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary,W Prong Sister Grove Ck. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2016 and expiring October 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 VAN ALSTYNE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VAN ALSTYNE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0026883 |
| 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 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2021 |
| Address | Van Alstyne, TX 75495 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIBUTARY,W PRONG SISTER GROVE CK |
| Subwatershed | West Prong Sister Grove Creek (HUC 120301060301) |
| 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
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 22With 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 | 255 | 226 | July 31, 2026 | 2,613% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 176 | 162 | July 31, 2026 | 378,465% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 147 | 119 | July 31, 2025 | 1,336% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 132 | 108 | June 30, 2026 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 58 | 51 | March 31, 2012 | 7,998% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 35 | 24 | March 31, 2025 | 95% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 23 | 5 | May 31, 2024 | 93,056,008% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 24 | 4 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 1, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 11, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 9, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 8, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 20, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 19, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 16, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 24, 2017 | 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.