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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0027669

JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, Vanderbilt, TX: NPDES TX0027669 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, held by JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2, holds NPDES permit TX0027669, which discharges to Drainage Ditc;Unnamed Trib;Menefee Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued October 10, 2019 and expiring October 10, 2024.

JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, Vanderbilt, Texas: Individual permit TX0027669, held by JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 10, 2019, term to October 10, 2024; discharges to DRAINAGE DITC;UNNAMED TRIB;MENEFEE BAYOU.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 59 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2012, largest 193% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 172% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2011.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2011, largest 69% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,640% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fecal coliform: 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.
  • 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.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • February 4, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,224 were issued before TX0027669.

Coverages issued nearest TX0027669

JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP among its neighbors

Its county holds 19, 1 of them major permits; TX0027669 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedJACKSON COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP
Permittee as filedJACKSON COUNTY WCID 2
NPDES IDTX0027669
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 10, 2019
Expiration dateOctober 10, 2024
AddressVanderbilt, TX 77991
Receiving waterDRAINAGE DITC;UNNAMED TRIB;MENEFEE BAYOU
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C37259February 29, 2012193% over the limit
Solids, total suspended35743August 31, 2025172% over the limit
pH34738April 30, 2011
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]12016April 30, 201169% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2199June 30, 20261,640% over the limit
E. coli262December 31, 202599,999% over the limit
Arsenic, dry weight5150
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]5150
Selenium, dry weight390
Copper, dry weight390
Cadmium, dry weight390
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]390
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]390
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]390
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]390
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]390
Nickel, total [as Ni]260
Level of pathogen requirements achieved260
Description of pathogen option used260
Vector attraction reduction alternative used260
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]160
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure160
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method160
Annual amt of sludge incinerated160
Annual sludge production, total160
Annual amount of sludge land applied160
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit160
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill160
Annual amt sludge transported interstate160
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement140
Fecal coliform130
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system130
Boundary areas130
Salmonella130
Pollutant table from 503.13130
Chlorine, total residual220
Annual whole sludge application rate100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 4, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0027669.

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 TX0027669.

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What this page shows

This page covers the NPDES discharge permit TX0027669 for the JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP in Vanderbilt, TX, a publicly owned treatment works held by JACKSON COUNTY WCID 2, with a permit status of administratively continued and a discharger class of Minor. The listed figures are 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.