Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0116939
BIG BROWN WESTERN, Fairfield, TX: NPDES TX0116939 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BIG BROWN WESTERN, held by BIG BROWN POWER COMPANY LLC AND LUMINANT MINING CO LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0116939, which discharges to Trinity River Basin. EPA’s file records it issued August 22, 2012 and expiring February 1, 2017. 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 | BIG BROWN WESTERN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BIG BROWN POWER COMPANY LLC AND LUMINANT MINING CO LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0116939 |
| 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 | August 22, 2012 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2017 |
| Address | Fairfield, TX 75840 |
| Receiving water | TRINITY RIVER BASIN |
| Subwatershed | Pin Oak Creek-Cottonwood Creek (HUC 120302010107) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD000821280; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004816100002 |
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
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 1 | 4 | 3 | November 30, 2018 | 276% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0116939.
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 TX0116939.
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.