Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0068632
CITY OF NATALIA WWTP, Natalia, TX: NPDES TX0068632 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF NATALIA WWTP, held by NATALIA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0068632, which discharges to Fort Ewell Crk;Chacon Crk;San Miguel Crk. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2020 and expiring December 29, 2025. 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 NATALIA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NATALIA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0068632 |
| 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 | December 29, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 29, 2025 |
| Address | Natalia, TX 78059 |
| Receiving water | FORT EWELL CRK;CHACON CRK;SAN MIGUEL CRK |
| Subwatershed | Chacon Creek (HUC 121101090101) |
| 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
- 7With 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 | 53 | 26 | February 28, 2026 | 574% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 47 | 14 | March 31, 2026 | 390% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 19 | 7 | June 30, 2019 | 21% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 42 | 6 | February 28, 2026 | 64% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 28 | 4 | May 31, 2019 | 412% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 2 | February 29, 2012 | 1,275% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 25 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | 28% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 2 | 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 19, 2023 | 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.