Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0123200
SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS, Newton, TX: NPDES TX0123200 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS, held by SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0123200, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch;Quicksand Ck;Sabine River Above Cane. EPA’s file records it issued June 28, 2018 and expiring June 28, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0123200 |
| 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 | June 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 28, 2023 |
| Address | Newton, TX 75966 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH;QUICKSAND CK;SABINE RIVER ABOVE CANE |
| Subwatershed | Quicksand Creek (HUC 120100050503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 18 | 13 | May 31, 2021 | 133% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 168 | 12 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 101 | 11 | June 30, 2026 | 405% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 84 | 3 | October 31, 2008 | 93% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 155 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 126 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0123200.
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 TX0123200.
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 September 15, 2026.