Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0101826
JIM HOGG COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, Hebbronville, TX: NPDES TX0101826 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JIM HOGG COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, held by JIM HOGG COUNTY WCID NO. 2, holds NPDES permit TX0101826, which discharges to Noriacitas Creek, Palo Blanco Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 26, 2020 and expiring May 26, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | JIM HOGG COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JIM HOGG COUNTY WCID NO. 2 |
| NPDES ID | TX0101826 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 26, 2020 |
| Expiration date | May 26, 2025 |
| Address | Hebbronville, TX 78361 |
| Receiving water | NORIACITAS CREEK, PALO BLANCO CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Noriacitas Creek (HUC 121102060105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 144 | 86 | October 31, 2022 | 669% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 52 | 24 | May 31, 2025 | 306% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 73 | 17 | November 30, 2014 | 129% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 69 | 15 | February 28, 2023 | 163% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 9 | 1 | June 30, 2009 | 211% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 18, 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 September 15, 2026.