Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0113981
RICARDO WWTP, Kingsville, TX: NPDES TX0113981 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RICARDO WWTP, held by KLEBERG COUNTY, holds NPDES permit TX0113981, which discharges to Drainage Ditch, Jaboncillos Ck;Baffin Bay/Alazan B. EPA’s file records it issued March 14, 2016 and expiring July 1, 2020. 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 | RICARDO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KLEBERG COUNTY |
| NPDES ID | TX0113981 |
| 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 | March 14, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2020 |
| Address | Kingsville, TX 78363 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH, JABONCILLOS CK;BAFFIN BAY/ALAZAN B |
| Subwatershed | Ebanito Creek-Jaboncillos Creek (HUC 121102050106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 193 | 15 | March 31, 2020 | 117,727% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 184 | 8 | April 30, 2022 | 85% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 124 | 5 | December 31, 2016 | 542% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 127 | 1 | December 31, 2003 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 41 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | 92% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 118 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 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 | ||
| 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 12, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 28, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | Focused | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
| February 5, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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.