Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0072982
CITY OF CENTER POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT, Center, TX: NPDES TX0072982 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF CENTER POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT, held by TYSON FARMS, INC., holds NPDES permit TX0072982, which discharges to Unnamed Trib Of Cedar Creek, Cedar. EPA’s file records it issued July 27, 2006 and expiring April 1, 2011. 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 CENTER POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TYSON FARMS, INC. |
| NPDES ID | TX0072982 |
| 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 | July 27, 2006 |
| Expiration date | April 1, 2011 |
| Address | Center, TX 75935 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB OF CEDAR CREEK, CEDAR |
| SIC | 2015 – Poultry Slaughtering And Processing |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD981609795; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004841900015 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 dissolved | 0 | 47 | 40 | July 31, 2026 | 106% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 13 | 11 | February 29, 2024 | 519% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 14 | 10 | July 31, 2022 | 1,015% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 11 | 7 | February 28, 2026 | 1,266% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 9 | 7 | February 28, 2026 | 249,900% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 10 | 4 | May 31, 2016 | 162% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 5 | 3 | May 31, 2020 | 60% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2014 | 846% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 48 | 1 | May 31, 2010 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 15 | 1 | January 31, 2024 | 12% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 8 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 4% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2026 | 11% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | January 31, 2010 | 18% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 5 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 13, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 24, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0072982.
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $22,500 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| May 26, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| February 24, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| January 21, 2026 | Under Review | State |
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.