Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0062936
PILGRIM'S PRIDE SOUTHWEST WASTEWATER PLANT, Mount Pleasant, TX: NPDES TX0062936 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 39Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PILGRIM'S PRIDE SOUTHWEST WASTEWATER PLANT, held by PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit TX0062936, which discharges to Big Cypress Creek Below Lake Bob Sandlin. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2018 and expiring November 19, 2023. 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 | PILGRIM'S PRIDE SOUTHWEST WASTEWATER PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0062936 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 19, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 19, 2023 |
| Address | Mount Pleasant, TX 74556 |
| Receiving water | Big Cypress Creek Below Lake Bob Sandlin |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Tankersley Creek (HUC 111403050301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 39Under a numeric limit
- 34With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 195 | 164 | July 31, 2026 | 8,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 173 | 126 | July 31, 2026 | 368,123% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 145 | 113 | July 31, 2026 | 5,100% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 89 | 80 | July 31, 2026 | 3,258% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 26 | 24 | July 31, 2026 | 6,041% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 48 | 16 | July 31, 2026 | 230% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 18 | 14 | July 31, 2026 | 39% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 29 | 10 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 6 | 28 | 8 | December 31, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 8 | October 31, 2019 | 96% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 17 | 5 | August 31, 2025 | 1,400% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 7 | 11 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | 162% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 23 | 1 | May 31, 2009 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 21 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 4% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 17, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | EP6 |
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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