Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0117951
HONEY GROVE WWTP, Honey Grove, TX: NPDES TX0117951 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HONEY GROVE WWTP, held by HONEY GROVE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0117951, which discharges to Honey Grove Creek,Bois D'Arc Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2015 and expiring December 1, 2019. 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 | HONEY GROVE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HONEY GROVE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0117951 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 13, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2019 |
| Address | Honey Grove, TX 75446 |
| Receiving water | HONEY GROVE CREEK,BOIS D'ARC CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Honey Grove Creek-Bois d'Arc Creek (HUC 111401010506) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 36Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 3 | 42 | 38 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 37 | 33 | June 30, 2026 | 53,100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 20 | 20 | March 31, 2025 | 904% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 16 | October 31, 2023 | 86% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 9 | 2 | January 31, 2024 | 28% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 6 | 2 | November 30, 2014 | 28% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 22, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.