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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0111660

WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6036 WWTP, Palestine, TX: NPDES TX0111660 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6036 WWTP, held by WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP, holds NPDES permit TX0111660, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary Of Town Ck;Keechie Ck. EPA’s file records it issued September 11, 2017 and expiring February 1, 2022.

WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6036 WWTP, Palestine, Texas: Individual permit TX0111660, held by WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 11, 2017, term to February 1, 2022; discharges to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF TOWN CK;KEECHIE CK.

  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 1,656% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 86 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019, largest 1,097% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2019, largest 134% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2009, largest 23,000% over the limit.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 367% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020, largest 48% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2020, largest 61,321% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2010.
  • Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2004, largest 65% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2004, largest 25% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6036 WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 120302010401), TX0111660 among them. Its county holds 43, 3 of them major permits; TX0111660 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 120302010401)

Identity

Facility as filedWAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6036 WWTP
Permittee as filedWAL-MART STORES EAST, LP
NPDES IDTX0111660
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 11, 2017
Expiration dateFebruary 1, 2022
AddressPalestine, TX 75803
Receiving waterUNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF TOWN CK;KEECHIE CK
SubwatershedTown Creek (HUC 120302010401)
SIC4225 – General Warehousing And Storage

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
Solids, total suspended49225January 31, 20251,656% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]48616May 31, 20191,097% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]47814April 30, 2019134% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2406December 31, 200923,000% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]4386September 30, 2022367% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual1134April 30, 202048% over the limit
E. coli493March 31, 202061,321% over the limit
pH2331November 30, 2010
Oil & Grease1171January 31, 200465% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]031January 31, 200425% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]2320

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0111660.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0111660.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0111660.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0111660 for WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6036 WWTP in Palestine, TX, held by WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP, which discharges to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF TOWN CK;KEECHIE CK in the Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 120302010401). The permit is listed as administratively continued, a Minor Discharger class with 10 pollutants under a numeric limit and 10 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and its file dates are issued September 11, 2017 and expiration February 1, 2022.