Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0116556
RIVERCREST WWTP, Red River County, TX: NPDES TX0116556 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
RIVERCREST WWTP, held by RIVERCREST ISD, holds NPDES permit TX0116556, which discharges to Mustang Creek;Sulphur/S. Sulphur Rv. EPA’s file records it issued January 7, 2016 and expiring January 1, 2021. 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 | RIVERCREST WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RIVERCREST ISD |
| NPDES ID | TX0116556 |
| 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 | January 7, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 1, 2021 |
| Address | Red River County, TX 75417 |
| Receiving water | MUSTANG CREEK;SULPHUR/S. SULPHUR RV |
| Subwatershed | Lower Mustang Creek (HUC 111403020105) |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 42 | 27 | July 31, 2025 | 148% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 31 | 16 | April 30, 2023 | 140% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 26 | 12 | January 31, 2020 | 1,820% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 11 | 1 | January 31, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0116556.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $15,750 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0116556.
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 October 14, 2026.