Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0082856
PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK WWTP, Henderson County, TX: NPDES TX0082856 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK WWTP, held by TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, holds NPDES permit TX0082856, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch;Purtis Crk;S Twin Crk;Cedar Crk Rese. EPA’s file records it issued December 12, 2016 and expiring December 1, 2021. 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 | PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT |
| NPDES ID | TX0082856 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 12, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2021 |
| Address | Henderson County, TX 75124 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH;PURTIS CRK;S TWIN CRK;CEDAR CRK RESE |
| Subwatershed | South Twin Creek-Cedar Creek Reservoir (HUC 120301070306) |
| SIC | 7033 – Trailer Parks And Campsites |
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
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 32 | 20 | June 30, 2024 | 1,140% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 10 | June 30, 2024 | 588% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 22 | 9 | June 30, 2024 | 461% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 3 | June 30, 2021 | 59% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 18 | 1 | July 31, 2021 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2018 | 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.