Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0108146
TAMU MAIN CAMPUS WWTP, College Station, TX: NPDES TX0108146 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 65Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TAMU MAIN CAMPUS WWTP, held by TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, holds NPDES permit TX0108146, which discharges to Brazos River Above Navasota River. EPA’s file records it issued April 10, 2019 and expiring April 10, 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 | TAMU MAIN CAMPUS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY |
| NPDES ID | TX0108146 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 10, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 10, 2024 |
| Address | College Station, TX 77843 |
| Receiving water | BRAZOS RIVER ABOVE NAVASOTA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | White Creek-Brazos River (HUC 120701010705) |
| SIC | 4952 – 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
- 66Pollutants on file
- 65Under a numeric limit
- 65With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 66 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 34 | 28 | March 31, 2022 | 507% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 25 | 12 | April 30, 2021 | 667% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 20 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 33% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 13 | 5 | March 31, 2015 | |
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 2 | July 31, 2010 | 31% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 12 | 1 | May 31, 2013 | 31% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2005 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 4 | 1 | July 31, 2017 | 53% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as NH4] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 13, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | 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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