Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0066672
HARBORLIGHT WWTP, Hemphill, TX: NPDES TX0066672 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HARBORLIGHT WWTP, held by THE ROBERT GENE GLISSON TRUST, holds NPDES permit TX0066672, which discharges to Sabine River Basin. EPA’s file records it issued March 25, 2004 and expiring April 1, 2006.
HARBORLIGHT WWTP, Hemphill, Texas: Individual permit TX0066672, held by THE ROBERT GENE GLISSON TRUST; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 25, 2004, term to April 1, 2006; discharges to SABINE RIVER BASIN.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 240 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2014, largest 9,902% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 203 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2012, largest 1,528% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 74 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2012, largest 85% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 126 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2013, largest 900% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 127 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 122 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
HARBORLIGHT WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Hines Creek-Palo Gaucho Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120100040905), TX0066672 among them. Its county holds 19, 0 of them major permits; TX0066672 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Hines Creek-Palo Gaucho Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120100040905)
- SABEINTOWN RECREATION AREA, Hemphill: TXR1554SJ, minor permit, discharging to TOLEDO BEND RES., permit term to March 4, 2028
- TAYLOR SECHELSKI, Hemphill: TXR1576XF, minor permit, discharging to TOLEDO BEND RESERVIOR, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | HARBORLIGHT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | THE ROBERT GENE GLISSON TRUST |
| NPDES ID | TX0066672 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 25, 2004 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2006 |
| Address | Hemphill, TX 75948 |
| Receiving water | SABINE RIVER BASIN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hines Creek-Palo Gaucho Bayou (HUC 120100040905) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 240 | 57 | January 31, 2014 | 9,902% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 203 | 19 | June 30, 2012 | 1,528% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 74 | 12 | August 31, 2012 | 85% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 126 | 5 | December 31, 2013 | 900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 127 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0066672.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0066672.
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 TX0066672.
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