Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0113603
SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING, Bryan, TX: NPDES TX0113603 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING, held by SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISON, holds NPDES permit TX0113603, which discharges to Unnamed Trib Of Cottonwood Branch. EPA’s file records it issued April 2, 2019 and expiring April 2, 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 | SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISON |
| NPDES ID | TX0113603 |
| 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 | April 2, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 2, 2024 |
| Address | Bryan, TX 77803 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB OF COTTONWOOD BRANCH |
| Subwatershed | Thompsons Creek (HUC 120701010702) |
| SIC | 2015 – Poultry Slaughtering And Processing |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXR000052639 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 57 | 7 | July 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 9 | 3 | September 30, 2025 | 65% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2024 | 27% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0113603.
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 TX0113603.
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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SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING, Bryan, Texas: Individual permit TX0113603, held by SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISON; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 2, 2019, term to April 2, 2024; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB OF COTTONWOOD BRANCH.
- Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 65% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 27% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- October 24, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
SANDERSON FARMS BRAZOS PROCESSING among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 54 discharge permits in the Thompsons Creek subwatershed (HUC 120701010702), TX0113603 among them. Its county holds 458, 8 of them major permits; TX0113603 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Thompsons Creek subwatershed (HUC 120701010702)
- AMAZONCOM SERVICES LLC - WBY1, Bryan: TXR05GX61, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BISD MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION, Bryan: TXR1557LT, minor permit, discharging to TURKEY CREEK, permit term to March 5, 2023
- BONHAM TRACE PH3, Bryan: TXR1546SN, minor permit, discharging to FIN FEATHER LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRAZOS OAKS PHASE 2, Bryan: TXR1583YL, minor permit, discharging to THOMPSONS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BROWN OAK BRICK MANUFACTURING, Bryan: TXR1539US, minor permit, discharging to LAKE BRYAN, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRYAN CERAMICS PLANT, Bryan: TXR05FE52, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BRYAN MATERIAL YARD, Bryan: TXG112963, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- BRYAN NORTH CBP, Bryan: TXG114008, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- BRYAN PLANT, Bryan: TXG113089, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- BRYAN PRODUCTION FACILITY, Bryan: TXR05GS27, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.