Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0030775
MEXIA STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER WWTP, Mexia, TX: NPDES TX0030775 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MEXIA STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER WWTP, held by TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit TX0030775, which discharges to Navasota River Below Lake Mexia. EPA’s file records it issued May 3, 2019 and expiring May 3, 2024. 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 | MEXIA STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
| NPDES ID | TX0030775 |
| 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 3, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 3, 2024 |
| Address | Mexia, TX 76667 |
| Receiving water | Navasota River Below Lake Mexia |
| Subwatershed | Cedar Creek-Navasota River (HUC 120701030104) |
| SIC | 8063 – Psychiatric Hospitals |
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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 78 | 48 | February 28, 2026 | 180% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 55 | 35 | July 31, 2026 | 95% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 33 | 13 | October 31, 2008 | 91% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 29 | 9 | May 31, 2024 | 3,053% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 32 | 2 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 8 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 13, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 8, 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.