Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0099015
THE CLIFFS WWTP, Graford, TX: NPDES TX0099015 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
THE CLIFFS WWTP, held by TEXAS WATER UTILITIES LP, holds NPDES permit TX0099015, which discharges to Brazos River Below Possum Kingdom Lake. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2019 and expiring July 25, 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 | THE CLIFFS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS WATER UTILITIES LP |
| NPDES ID | TX0099015 |
| 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 25, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 25, 2024 |
| Address | Graford, TX 76449 |
| Receiving water | Brazos River Below Possum Kingdom Lake |
| Subwatershed | Loving Creek-Brazos River (HUC 120602010704) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total dissolved | 6 | 369 | 89 | March 31, 2025 | 196% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 180 | 60 | February 28, 2025 | 193% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 43 | 29 | June 30, 2026 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 286 | 28 | July 31, 2022 | 1,400% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 144 | 8 | July 31, 2025 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 97 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | 30% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 131 | 2 | February 28, 2007 | 186% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 13, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 17, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 17, 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.