Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0032492
TOWN OF REFUGIO WWTP, Refugio, TX: NPDES TX0032492 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
TOWN OF REFUGIO WWTP, held by REFUGIO, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit TX0032492, which discharges to Mission River Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued December 10, 2019 and expiring December 10, 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 | TOWN OF REFUGIO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | REFUGIO, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0032492 |
| 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 10, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 10, 2024 |
| Address | Refugio, TX 78377 |
| Receiving water | Mission River Above Tidal |
| Subwatershed | Upper Mission River (HUC 121004060301) |
| 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
- 39Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 38With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 170 | 137 | July 31, 2026 | 1,400% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 97 | 64 | July 31, 2026 | 698% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 100 | 61 | December 31, 2019 | 979% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 47 | 27 | February 28, 2019 | 19,103% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 31 | 9 | August 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 33 | 8 | December 31, 2017 | 412% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 34 | 3 | January 31, 2016 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 13 | 3 | July 31, 2003 | 160% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 14 | 2 | April 30, 2012 | 82% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 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 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 22, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0032492.
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 TX0032492.
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.