Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0033294
CITY OF WHITEWRIGHT WWTP, Whitewright, TX: NPDES TX0033294 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 39Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF WHITEWRIGHT WWTP, held by WHITEWRIGHT, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0033294, which discharges to Bois D'Arc Creek; Red River. EPA’s file records it issued February 11, 2019 and expiring February 11, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF WHITEWRIGHT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHITEWRIGHT, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0033294 |
| 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 | February 11, 2019 |
| Expiration date | February 11, 2024 |
| Address | Whitewright, TX 75491 |
| Receiving water | BOIS D'ARC CREEK; RED RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chinquapin Creek-Bois d'Arc Creek (HUC 111401010501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 39Under a numeric limit
- 21With 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 | 46 | 36 | May 31, 2026 | 392% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 39 | 27 | September 30, 2024 | 481% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 21 | 13 | May 31, 2026 | 802% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 17 | 7 | May 31, 2024 | 58% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 50 | 6 | May 31, 2025 | 418% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 16 | 2 | March 31, 2023 | 207% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 11 | 2 | December 31, 2020 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 2 | July 31, 2023 | 13% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 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 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 28, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 1, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0033294.
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 TX0033294.
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 September 15, 2026.