Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0073008
TOWN OF BUCKHOLTS WWTP, Buckholts, TX: NPDES TX0073008 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN OF BUCKHOLTS WWTP, held by BUCKHOLTS, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit TX0073008, which discharges to Lipan Creek;Big Elm Creek;Little River. EPA’s file records it issued October 30, 2019 and expiring October 30, 2024. 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 | TOWN OF BUCKHOLTS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUCKHOLTS, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0073008 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 30, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 30, 2024 |
| Address | Buckholts, TX 76518 |
| Receiving water | LIPAN CREEK;BIG ELM CREEK;LITTLE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Lipan Creek-Big Elm Creek (HUC 120702040207) |
| 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
- 37Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 64 | 53 | February 28, 2026 | 1,211% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 47 | 26 | September 30, 2025 | 6,054% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 35 | 17 | September 30, 2025 | 117% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 29 | 12 | June 30, 2011 | 400% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 13 | 8 | January 31, 2005 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 16 | 7 | July 31, 2009 | 66% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 19 | 1 | December 31, 2004 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 19, 2021 | 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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