Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0117200

GARFIELD WWTP, Austin, TX: NPDES TX0117200 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

GARFIELD WWTP, held by AUSTIN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0117200, which discharges to Dry Creek, Colorado River Below Tow. EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2006 and expiring September 1, 2009.

GARFIELD WWTP, Austin, Texas: Individual permit TX0117200, held by AUSTIN, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 28, 2006, term to September 1, 2009; discharges to DRY CREEK, COLORADO RIVER BELOW TOW.

Solids, total suspended: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 14 were issued before TX0117200. AUSTIN, CITY OF holds 14 permits in Texas.

Other permits held by AUSTIN, CITY OF

WALNUT CREEK WWTP, Austin: TX0046981, issued January 13, 2015
DECKER CREEK POWER PLANT, Austin: TX0058441, issued December 6, 2019
THOROUGHBRED FARMS WWTP, Austin: TX0067466, issued September 10, 2019
SOUTH AUSTIN REGIONAL WWTP, Del Valle: TX0071889, issued December 19, 2019
DESSAU WWTF, Austin: TX0097870, issued May 21, 2015
HARRIS BRANCH WWTP, Austin: TX0101532, issued April 22, 2010
SANDHILL ENERGY CENTER, Del Valle: TX0124362, issued December 4, 2019
WILD HORSE RANCH WWTP, Manor: TX0124800, issued June 15, 2015
NACOGDOCHES GENERATING FACILITY, Cushing: TX0124842, issued September 23, 2021
TAYLOR LANE WWTP, Manor: TX0129950, issued October 7, 2019

Coverages issued nearest TX0117200

August 9, 2005: CITY OF SABINAL WWTP, Sabinal, TX0118435, held by SABINAL, CITY OF
August 31, 2005: WASHBURN TUNNEL FACILITY, Houston, TX0052591, held by GCWDA (WASHBURN TUNNEL FACILIT
November 30, 2005: JIM'S BAYOU WWTP, Linden, TX0070688, held by LINDEN, CITY OF
December 12, 2005: POST OAK WWTP, Sherman, TX0024325, held by SHERMAN,CITY OF
January 18, 2006: DELTA LAKE PARK WWTF, Weslaco, TX0072133, held by HIDALGO, COUNTY OF
April 6, 2006: THREE RIVERS WWTP, Three Rivers, TX0024147, held by THREE RIVERS, CITY OF
May 15, 2006: WEST ORANGE WWTP, West Orange, TX0054810, held by ORANGE COUNTY WCID NO. 2
May 23, 2006: CITY OF CADDO MILLS WWTP, Caddo Mills, TX0024970, held by CADDO MILLS, CITY OF
July 28, 2006: CITY OF DEPORT WWTP, Deport, TX0054721, held by DEPORT, CITY OF
September 29, 2006: CITY OF CUNEY WWTF, Cuney, TX0112593, held by CUNEY, CITY OF

GARFIELD WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 76 discharge permits in the Red Gully Creek-Dry Creek subwatershed (HUC 120903010109), TX0117200 among them. Its county holds 1,099, 15 of them major permits; TX0117200 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Red Gully Creek-Dry Creek subwatershed (HUC 120903010109)

AERE APARTMENTS AT EASTON PARK, Austin: TXR1571YF, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, permit term to March 4, 2028
AIRFIELD 130, Del Valle: TXR1540OT, minor permit, discharging to DRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
AMERICAN MINERAL, Del Valle: TXR05GT02, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AUSTIN SURF CLUB, Del Valle: TXR1533SC, minor permit, discharging to DRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
BASTROP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10, Cedar Creek: TXR1562XT, minor permit, discharging to COTTONWOOD CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
BASTROP ENERGY CENTER, Cedar Creek: TXR1509XE, minor permit, discharging to DRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
BGICO LLC, Buda: TX0146277, minor permit, discharging to Colorado River Below Lady Bird Lake/Town Lake, permit term to January 29, 2031
CAPITAL CONCRETE PRODUCTS, Del Valle: TXR05FN13, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
CEDAR CREEK WWTP, Bastrop: TX0144207, minor permit, discharging to Colorado River Below Lady Bird Lake / Town Lake, permit term to May 13, 2031
COLTON TO ELROY T658 TRANSMISSION LINE OVERHAUL, Austin: TXR1557XK, minor permit, discharging to COLORADO RIVER BELOW LADY BIRD LAKE FORMERLY TOWN, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	GARFIELD WWTP
Permittee as filed	AUSTIN, CITY OF
NPDES ID	TX0117200
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	February 28, 2006
Expiration date	September 1, 2009
Address	Austin, TX 78767
Receiving water	DRY CREEK, COLORADO RIVER BELOW TOW
Subwatershed	Red Gully Creek-Dry Creek (HUC 120903010109)

Effluent limits and exceedances

8Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
0With 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	0	12	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	0	12	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	12	0
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	0	12	0
pH	0	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	0	8	0
Chlorine, total residual	0	8	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	0	4	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TX0117200.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0117200.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0117200.

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 TX0117200.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

Of the 20 POTW permits on EPA's NPDES register in Travis County, including GARFIELD WWTP, 5.6% have an earlier issue date than this permit. The permit has no pollutants under a numeric limit and no pollutants with an effluent exceedance.