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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0098949

CITY OF KENDLETON WWTP, Kendleton, TX: NPDES TX0098949 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF KENDLETON WWTP, held by KENDLETON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0098949, which discharges to San Bernard River Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued February 18, 2021 and expiring February 18, 2026. 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 filedCITY OF KENDLETON WWTP
Permittee as filedKENDLETON, CITY OF
NPDES IDTX0098949
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 18, 2021
Expiration dateFebruary 18, 2026
AddressKendleton, TX 77451
Receiving waterSan Bernard River Above Tidal
SubwatershedBoone Branch-San Bernard River (HUC 120904010205)
SIC4952 – 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

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant219235June 30, 2026417% over the limit
Solids, total suspended325132June 30, 20261,250% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C323513December 31, 2002838% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1858October 31, 201288% over the limit
E. coli2346March 31, 20135,051% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual21682February 29, 2020110% over the limit
pH21700
Arsenic, dry weight0230
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]0230
Selenium, dry weight0150
Copper, dry weight0150
Cadmium, dry weight0150
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]0150
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]0150
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]0150
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]0150
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]0150
Nickel, total [as Ni]0140
Level of pathogen requirements achieved090
Description of pathogen option used090
Vector attraction reduction alternative used090
Nitrogen, total [as N]060
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]060
Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight060
Phosphorus, total [as P]060
Potassium, total [as K]060
Arsenic, total [as As]060
Cadmium, total [as Cd]060
Chromium, total [as Cr]060
Copper, total [as Cu]060
Lead, total [as Pb]060
Molybdenum, total [as Mo]060
Zinc, total [as Zn]060
Selenium, total [as Se]060
PCB, total, scan effluent060
Mercury, total [as Hg]060
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]050
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure050
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method050
Annual amt of sludge incinerated050
Annual sludge production, total050
Annual amount of sludge land applied050
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit050
Pollutant table from 503.13050
Fecal coliform040
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill040
Annual amt sludge transported interstate040
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system040
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement040
Boundary areas040
Salmonella040

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 14, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0098949 for the CITY OF KENDLETON WWTP in Kendleton, TX, which discharges to the San Bernard River Above Tidal and is listed as administratively continued. The page lists 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's stated issue date of February 18, 2021 and expiration date of February 18, 2026.