Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0119229
LILLIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Alvarado, TX: NPDES TX0119229 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LILLIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, held by ALVARADO ISD, holds NPDES permit TX0119229, which discharges to Unnamed Trib, King Branch, Walnut Ck;Joe Pool Lk. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2016 and expiring September 1, 2021.
LILLIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Alvarado, Texas: Individual permit TX0119229, held by ALVARADO ISD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 16, 2016, term to September 1, 2021; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB, KING BRANCH, WALNUT CK;JOE POOL LK.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 260% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 130 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 220% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 49 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2020, largest 100% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2020, largest 100% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 80 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2020.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2011, largest 414% over the limit.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 28, 2026: Under Review (State).
- July 27, 2026: Under Review (State).
- July 15, 2026: Under Review (State).
- September 10, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 20, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 316 were issued before TX0119229.
Coverages issued nearest TX0119229
- September 13, 2016: TIOGA WWTF, Tioga, TX0055221, held by CITY OF TIOGA
- September 13, 2016: RED WARE ELEMENTARY WWTP, Gainesville, TX0102555, held by CALLISBURG ISD
- September 13, 2016: NAVARRO COUNTY SAFETY REST AREA IH 45, Navarro County, TX0130028, held by TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- September 15, 2016: JUSTIN WWTF, Justin, TX0022501, held by JUSTIN, CITY OF
- September 16, 2016: CHANDLER CITY OF, Chandler, TX0033499, held by CITY OF CHANDLER
- September 16, 2016: CARLISLE ISD WWTP, Price, TX0124371, held by CARLISLE ISD
- September 20, 2016: CITY OF MOULTON WWTP, Moulton, TX0053287, held by MOULTON, CITY OF
- September 23, 2016: PEACH STREET WWTP, Grapevine, TX0032018, held by CITY OF GRAPEVINE
- September 27, 2016: CITY OF PINELAND WWTP, Pineland, TX0027154, held by PINELAND, CITY OF
- September 27, 2016: LAPOYNER ISD WWTF, Larue, TX0105902, held by LAPOYNER ISD
LILLIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 41 discharge permits in the King Branch-Walnut Creek subwatershed (HUC 120301020604), TX0119229 among them. Its county holds 286, 1 of them major permits; TX0119229 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the King Branch-Walnut Creek subwatershed (HUC 120301020604)
- AMAZONCOM SERVICES DFW7, Fort Worth: TXR05FD09, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AMERICAN RECYCLING, Fort Worth: TXR05FM69, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AXIS INDUSTRIES MANSFIELD, Mansfield: TXR05GC59, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BOSTIK FORT WORTH PLANT, Ft Worth: TXR05FL74, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- COUNTRY VISTA WWTP, Johnson County: TX0113573, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY; VALLEY BRANCH, permit term to September 1, 2021
- DEER CREEK, Burleson: TXR1579OM, minor permit, discharging to DEER CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES PRC 3102 BURLESON, Alvarado: TXRNEBW36, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- E RENFRO, Burleson: TXR1582TU, minor permit, discharging to WALNUT CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- E RENFRO, Burleson: TXR1591TV, minor permit, discharging to WALNUT CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FREEDOM TERMINAL SERVICES, Fort Worth: TXRNEBQ47, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | LILLIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALVARADO ISD |
| NPDES ID | TX0119229 |
| 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 | September 16, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2021 |
| Address | Alvarado, TX 76009 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB, KING BRANCH, WALNUT CK;JOE POOL LK |
| Subwatershed | King Branch-Walnut Creek (HUC 120301020604) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 135 | 29 | May 31, 2026 | 260% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 130 | 29 | May 31, 2026 | 220% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 49 | 16 | August 31, 2020 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 78 | 8 | August 31, 2020 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 80 | 6 | August 31, 2020 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 75 | 3 | May 31, 2011 | 414% over the limit |
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 20, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0119229.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| July 27, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| July 15, 2026 | Under Review | State |
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