Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0074861
EAST CEDAR CREEK FWSD NORTH WWTP, Henderson County, TX: NPDES TX0074861 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 39Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAST CEDAR CREEK FWSD NORTH WWTP, held by EAST CEDAR CREEK FWSD, holds NPDES permit TX0074861, which discharges to Cedar Creek Reservoir Seg No. 0818. EPA’s file records it issued March 8, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2021. 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 | EAST CEDAR CREEK FWSD NORTH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EAST CEDAR CREEK FWSD |
| NPDES ID | TX0074861 |
| 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 | March 8, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2021 |
| Address | Henderson County, TX 75147 |
| Receiving water | CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR SEG NO. 0818 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Prairie Creek-Cedar Creek Reservoir (HUC 120301070304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 39Under a numeric limit
- 39With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 57 | 30 | March 31, 2026 | 292% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 79 | 27 | May 31, 2020 | 345% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 8 | July 31, 2026 | 514% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 21 | 3 | July 31, 2007 | 5% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 29 | 2 | January 31, 2025 | 47% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 21 | 2 | December 31, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 2 | February 28, 2021 | 74% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 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 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0074861.
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 September 15, 2026.