NPDES TX0079391 · Clean Water Act
CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP, Kaufman, TX: NPDES TX0079391 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP, Kaufman, Texas: Individual permit TX0079391, held by KAUFMAN, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 5, 2017, term to May 5, 2020; discharges to PRAIRIE BRANCH; BIG COTTONWOOD.
3 of the 51 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0079391 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 128 violations of any kind, 47 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 300% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 141 violations of any kind, 39 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 128% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 100 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 88% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2007, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 24 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 10% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 153% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2009, largest 0% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 29, 2008.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 24 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2014, largest 25% over the limit.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 46 violations of any kind.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 46 violations of any kind.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
- LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 1 limit.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia: 1 limit.
- June 5, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 5, 2026: Focused (S).
- May 26, 2026: Under Review (State).
- May 19, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $39,600 state or local penalty.
- May 8, 2026: Focused (S).
- April 22, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- February 3, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 3, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- January 20, 2026: Under Review (State).
- January 31, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 25, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- December 3, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 10, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 455 were issued before TX0079391.
Coverages issued nearest TX0079391
- 2017-05-02: CITY OF MOUNT ENTERPRISE WWTP, Mount Enterprise: TX0122173, held by CITY OF MOUNT ENTERPRISE
- 2017-05-02: WALLER COUNTY MUD 9A WWTP, Katy: TX0132063, held by WALLER COUNTY MUD 9A
- 2017-05-03: ROCK CREEK WWTP, Borger: TX0047031, held by CITY OF BORGER
- 2017-05-03: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 124 WWTF, Fort Bend County: TX0119873, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 124
- 2017-05-04: POLK COUNTY SAFETY REST AREA WWTP, Polk County: TX0125091, held by TEXAS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
- 2017-05-08: TOOL WWTP, Henderson County: TX0069183, held by WEST CEDAR CREEK MUD
- 2017-05-08: CENTERVILLE WWTP, Centerville: TX0077810, held by CENTERVILLE, CITY OF
- 2017-05-09: CITY OF JEWETT WWTP, Jewett: TX0074683, held by CITY OF JEWETT
- 2017-05-09: TDCJ BETO UNIT WWTP, Anderson County: TX0075388, held by TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- 2017-05-09: WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 17, Houston: TX0084468
CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP among its neighbors
26 discharge permits are in the Headwaters Big Cottonwood Creek subwatershed (HUC 120301070109); TX0079391 is one. Its county: 291, 4 major; TX0079391 is major permit.
Other permits in the Headwaters Big Cottonwood Creek subwatershed (HUC 120301070109)
- AGILE KAUFMAN, Kaufman: TXR1504WJ, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- CAPA READY MIX, Kaufman: TXG114145, minor, term to 2026-11-06
- CRESTVIEW & ROYAL DR RECONSTRUCTION, Kaufman: TXR1539TW, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- ENCLAVE AT KINGS FORT, Kaufman: TXR1551XE, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- FREEMAN FARM, Kaufman: TXR1562OV, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- GEORGETOWN AT KINGS FORT 2A2B BATCH PLANT, Kaufman: TXR1525MV, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- HAMPTON INN KAUFMAN, Kaufman: TXR1515YV, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- HIGHLAND MEADOWS PHASE 2, Kaufman: TXR1519TF, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- HIGHLAND MEADOWS PHASE 2, Kaufman: TXR1582VJ, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- KAUFMAN CROSSING WWTP, Oak Grove: TX0145459
Identity
| Facility | CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | KAUFMAN, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0079391 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 5, 2017 |
| Expires | May 5, 2020 |
| Address | Kaufman, TX 75142 |
| Receiving water | PRAIRIE BRANCH; BIG COTTONWOOD |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Big Cottonwood Creek (HUC 120301070109) |
NPDES TX0079391: effluent limits and exceedances
CITY OF KAUFMAN WWTP (NPDES TX0079391): 51 pollutants on file, 48 limited; 48 with a violation of any kind, 9 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 128 | 47 | February 29, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 141 | 39 | July 31, 2026 | 128% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 100 | 7 | February 29, 2024 | 88% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 37 | 7 | May 31, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 24 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 10% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 50 | 2 | March 31, 2018 | 153% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 108 | 1 | May 31, 2009 | 0% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 49 | 1 | February 29, 2008 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 24 | 1 | June 30, 2014 | 25% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0079391: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0079391: 6 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 3, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 3, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 10, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0079391: 4 inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2026 | Focused | S |
| May 8, 2026 | Focused | S |
| April 22, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
| February 3, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
NPDES TX0079391: 1 formal enforcement action
1 of them with a penalty assessed. How penalties are shown.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $39,600 |
NPDES TX0079391: 2 informal enforcement actions
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| January 20, 2026 | Under Review | State |
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Permits near NPDES TX0079391
NPDES TX0079391: 51 pollutant rows, 13 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.