Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0083101
GIBBONS CREEK LIGNITE MINE, Anderson, TX: NPDES TX0083101 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GIBBONS CREEK LIGNITE MINE, held by TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY, holds NPDES permit TX0083101, which discharges to Unnamed Tribs;Gibbons Ck;Navasota Rv Below Lk Lime. EPA’s file records it issued July 22, 2019 and expiring July 22, 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 | GIBBONS CREEK LIGNITE MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY |
| NPDES ID | TX0083101 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 22, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 22, 2024 |
| Address | Anderson, TX 77830 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIBS;GIBBONS CK;NAVASOTA RV BELOW LK LIME |
| Subwatershed | Lower Gibbons Creek (HUC 120701030706) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD000751073; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004818500002 |
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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 suspended | 0 | 17 | 9 | May 31, 2015 | 400% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 272 | 6 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 11 | 3 | April 30, 2015 | 196% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 280 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 3 | 129 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 2 | 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 5, 2019 | 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.