Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0053627
CITY OF BUFFALO WWTP, Buffalo, TX: NPDES TX0053627 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF BUFFALO WWTP, held by CITY OF BUFFALO, holds NPDES permit TX0053627, which discharges to Unnamed Trib; Buffalo Crk;Upper Keechi Crk;Trinity. EPA’s file records it issued March 21, 2017 and expiring February 1, 2022. 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 BUFFALO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF BUFFALO |
| NPDES ID | TX0053627 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 21, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2022 |
| Address | Buffalo, TX 75831 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB; BUFFALO CRK;UPPER KEECHI CRK;TRINITY |
| Subwatershed | Browns Creek-Buffalo Creek (HUC 120302010503) |
| 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
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 | 221 | 203 | May 31, 2026 | 3,491% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 146 | 125 | February 28, 2026 | 2,070% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 133 | 115 | May 31, 2026 | 590% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 47 | 37 | December 31, 2025 | 2,666,567% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 16 | 11 | November 30, 2025 | 35% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 25 | 9 | May 31, 2026 | 28% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 17 | 7 | December 31, 2023 | 242% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 19 | 1 | December 31, 2014 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 40 | 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 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 9 | 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 | ||
| Boundary areas | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 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.