Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0056588
AUBREY WWTP, Aubrey, TX: NPDES TX0056588 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AUBREY WWTP, held by CITY OF ABREY, holds NPDES permit TX0056588, which discharges to Aubrey Branch;Elm Fork Trinity River. EPA’s file records it issued August 16, 2021 and expiring August 16, 2026. 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 | AUBREY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF ABREY |
| NPDES ID | TX0056588 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 16, 2021 |
| Expiration date | August 16, 2026 |
| Address | Aubrey, TX 76227 |
| Receiving water | AUBREY BRANCH;ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Culp Branch-Elm Fork Trinity River (HUC 120301030406) |
| 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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 30 | 18 | May 31, 2023 | 82% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 14 | 14 | September 30, 2024 | 506% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 13 | June 30, 2026 | 35% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 17 | 3 | April 30, 2017 | 76% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 2 | April 30, 2004 | 19% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 14, 2022 | 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.